1,801 ft
Distance
15 ft
Climb
-24 ft
Descent
00:04:32
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Limestone Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    I5-Colonnade
    Seattle, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Skinny, Other
  • Global Ranking
    #145005 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking
  • Year Opened
    2007
  • Land Owner
    Seattle Parks & Rec

Limestone Loop is a 1/2-mile tight & twisty XC loop with dozens of optional skinnies, drops, rock chutes, rock steps, and other features. Several hundred tons of limestone rocks and boulders were used to make retaining walls for the terraced layout of the trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Limestone Loop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -9 ft
  • Altitude min
    122 ft
  • Altitude max
    148 ft
  • Altitude start
    131 ft
  • Altitude end
    121 ft
  • Grade
    -0.5%
  • Grade max
    -7.8%
  • Grade min
    6.2%
  • Distance climb
    381 ft
  • Distance down
    699 ft
  • Distance flat
    722 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:32
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:46
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on Jan 24, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.76 (3 votes)
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      Limestone Loop Trail Reports

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      Jan 24, 2023 @ 10:46am
      Jan 24, 2023
      		 Some branches on upper exposed section. Some long fallen logs that I was able to clear by setting on the edge of the trail, but not totally...
      Mar 6, 2021 @ 9:40am
      Mar 6, 2021
      		 Some trash, but mostly rideable.
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
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      • 6 rides
      • Last: May 8, 2025

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