3.1 miles
Distance
158 ft
Climb
-147 ft
Descent
00:17:35
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Highline Lake Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Highline Lake State Park
    Fruita, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #85485 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #75294 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

3.5 miles; unpaved, gravel surface; easy; foot, horse & bike. Highline Lake Trail begins at East Boat Ramp and follows Park boundary around the lake. This trail features excellent shore bird and mule deer viewing opportunities. Every year Loma Elementary takes their kids on this trail. If a first grader can do, so can

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Highline Lake Loop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    11 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,696 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,744 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,711 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,721 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -12.8%
  • Grade min
    18.7%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    3,786 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:35
  • Avg reverse time
    01:04:06
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on Oct 19, 2019
Dry
Avg: 3 (2 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Oct 19, 2019 @ 4:57pm
      Oct 19, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 86 rides
      • Last: Aug 23, 2022

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      andwrong (Jun 9, 2019 at 21:34)
      Nothing fancy, but a good route for a quick little spin. Has some nice rolling terrain, so it doesn't feel boring, lots of nice turns, felt longer than I expected.

      Also easy to connect a few other little loops onto it to get into the 5-8mile long range.
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      14:36 | 713 | Apr 23, 2018 , Fruita

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