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2,566 ft
Distance
47 ft
Climb
-50 ft
Descent
00:03:49
Avg time
-2 ft
Altitude change
561 ft
Altitude min
598 ft
Altitude max
574 ft
Altitude start
574 ft
Altitude end
-0.1%
Grade
-13.7%
Grade max
17.2%
Grade min
873 ft
Distance climb
1,109 ft
Distance down
587 ft
Distance flat
00:03:49
Avg time
Lawsons Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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Riding AreaMangamahoe Mountain Bike Park
New Plymouth -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking
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Global Ranking#54007 in Mountain Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Land OwnerNew Plymouth District Council
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Lawsons Loop is a 782 m popular green difficulty singletrack trail located near New Plymouth. This mountain bike primary trail and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 14 m green climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.
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Directions to lawsons-loop trailhead
(-39.121810, 174.130820)
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Where is Lawsons Loop located?
Lawsons Loop is located in Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand. It is part of the Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates -39.12181, 174.13082.
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How hard is Lawsons Loop?
Lawsons Loop is rated as Green difficulty. The physical rating is Moderate. The average grade is 0.1%. The climb difficulty is rated Green.
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What is the elevation gain for Lawsons Loop?
Lawsons Loop has 47 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 50 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 561 ft to 598 ft.
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How long is Lawsons Loop?
Lawsons Loop is 2,566 ft long. The trail type is singletrack.
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