Mountain Bike

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2 miles

Distance

360 ft

Climb

-552 ft

Descent

00:13:09

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Horton's Loop Trail

Liberty University

Horton's Loop Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Liberty Mountain
Lynchburg, Virginia
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC, Fat
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Hard
Dogs Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Bridge, Other
Global Ranking

#72715 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
30 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Land Manager

Liberty University

From the dirt road up to the Monogram, Horton's Loop drops in on the left. It's not well marked, so you just have to look for the trail. It's a very difficult, off-camber, steep descent with tight switchbacks and lots of roots and rocks. Once you get to the bottom, this section of Horton's is an easy, valley bottom section of singletrack. Continuing in this direction, you're faced with a difficult climb with rocks and roots. The trail continues across a ridge and then down the other side with bench cut trail and a couple of switchbacks. Finally, it climbs out of the valley to Five Points up a moderate grade double track.

Local Trail Association

Greater Lynchburg Off-Road Cyclists
Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts
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More Stats for Horton's Loop mountain bike trail

Altitude change

-192 ft
Altitude min

902 ft
Altitude max

1,236 ft
Altitude start

1,236 ft
Altitude end

1,044 ft
Grade

-2.061%
Grade max

-44.672%
Grade min

25.606%
Distance climb

4,138 ft
Distance down

4,879 ft
Distance flat

295 ft
Avg time

00:13:09
Avg reverse time

00:15:41
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Status:

on Mar 24, 2020

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
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Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

6 Months

2 rides
6 miles avg distance

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Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
2019 GLOCduro full route race		6 miles

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Nearby Trails

Upper Bobsled 194 ft
Valley View Road 194 ft
Peak 2 Peak 213 ft
Access Road 906 ft
Champion Road 2,224 ft

Liberty Mountain

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status	date	description
	Mar 24, 2020 @ 11:02am Mar 24, 2020
	Sep 5, 2019 @ 5:11am Sep 5, 2019	reporter 1 tree down still
	Aug 17, 2019 @ 4:17am Aug 17, 2019	reporter
	Aug 14, 2019 @ 8:28am Aug 14, 2019	Downhill from idiots run completely leaf covered and slick. Looks like the trail hasn’t been ridden in months and months.
	Nov 20, 2018 @ 4:23am Nov 20, 2018	reporter Trees cleared, leaves blown, some slight benching work - this trail needs a lot more work up top, but it's clear.

Horton's Loop