5.8 miles
Distance
561 ft
Climb
-550 ft
Descent
00:41:48
Avg time

Hell Creek Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Wilson State Park
    Salina, Kansas
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #11702 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #58182 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Mostly intermediate with some rocky sections and some exposure by the lake. Almost no tree cover.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hell Creek Loop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    10 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,517 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,633 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,518 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,529 ft
  • Grade max
    -23.2%
  • Grade min
    24.2%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
  • Avg time
    00:41:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:58:08
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Status:
on Jun 2, 2021
Variable
Avg: 5 (2 votes)

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      Hell Creek Loop Trail Reports

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      Jun 2, 2021 @ 4:40pm
      Jun 2, 2021
      		 Muddy in spots, rutted in spots as well but not terrible overall, grass starting to get high in places, still very rideable
      May 27, 2021 @ 12:00pm
      May 27, 2021
      		 Super rutted. Mostly over grown
      May 23, 2021 @ 9:18am
      May 23, 2021
      Oct 14, 2020 @ 2:30pm
      Oct 14, 2020
      Aug 15, 2020 @ 4:13pm
      Aug 15, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 23 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 12 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 181 rides
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      Photos

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      May 23, 2021 @ 4:24pm
      May 23, 2021
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      May 23, 2021 @ 4:24pm
      May 23, 2021
      65 |
      Dec 6, 2020 @ 4:03pm
      Dec 6, 2020
      49 |
      Oct 12, 2020 @ 4:10am
      Oct 12, 2020

      Routes with this trail

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      Switchgrass Epic22 miles
      Wilson Full22 miles

      4 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      tridunfey (Jul 18, 2017 at 16:06)
       You have to love the challenge and the serenity of all Switchgrass! My happy place ????????????
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Howdy1 (Oct 12, 2020 at 17:58)
       This loop is not intermediate. Definitely black diamond with all the features. Love it.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      cwbikes (Jun 2, 2021 at 16:38)
       Agreed definitely a black with all the exposure and Rocky sections
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      • + 0
      nhoffman1989 (Dec 21, 2021 at 15:18)
       Awesome flowy trails with short technical sections. Small drops and nothing too challenging. Definitely worth a stop if you’re passing through on I-70.
      [Reply]





      Videos

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      Switchgrass Epic Mountain Bike Trail
      41:09 | 167 | Sep 27, 2020 , Salina
      Switchgrass: Hell Creek Loop Oct 2016 720p
      2:35 | 636 | Jul 31, 2018 , Salina

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