2,943 ft
Distance
130 ft
Climb
-70 ft
Descent
00:10:59
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Laughing Horse Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Devils Backbone Open Space
    Loveland, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #57089 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #16173 in Trail Running
    • #37511 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking

Embedded pointy broken sandstone nonstop makes for a rough half mile of riding in either direction. Don't endo.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Laughing Horse mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    60 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,431 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,500 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,439 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,500 ft
  • Grade
    2.047%
  • Grade max
    -70.856%
  • Grade min
    45.209%
  • Distance climb
    1,835 ft
  • Distance down
    993 ft
  • Distance flat
    115 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:59
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:36
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Status:
on Nov 21, 2022
Snow Covered
Avg: 3.35 (12 votes)
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      Laughing Horse Trail Reports

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      Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:12pm
      Nov 21, 2022
      		 There is about 40% snow cover, primarily in the shaded areas, making some of the rocky lines tough. The rest is dry.
      Jun 6, 2021 @ 1:43pm
      Jun 6, 2021
      May 15, 2021 @ 12:28pm
      May 15, 2021
      Dec 24, 2020 @ 9:08am
      Dec 24, 2020
      Nov 3, 2020 @ 12:23pm
      Nov 3, 2020
      view all reports » 6 social media mentions

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 28 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 83 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,138 rides
      • Last: Oct 6, 2024

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      Feb 16, 2018 @ 7:59am
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      Feb 16, 2018 @ 7:59am
      Feb 16, 2018

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