6 miles
Distance
984 ft
Climb
-1,124 ft
Descent
02:00:51
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Loon Lake Trail
USFSLand Manager
Loon Lake Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Dirtbike
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Riding AreaEast Side
McCall, Idaho -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (2 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionDownhill Primary
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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SeasonJun-Sep
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#27558 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity30 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Dirtbiking
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Land ManagerNFS
Famous, well groomed multi-use trail that leads back into the forest to a crashed B-23 bomber from over 50 years ago. Trail is very smooth, flowy, with steady climbs throughout. There are a few intersections that are all very well marked.
Note that if you want to access the bomber its on the South side of the lake, and that last mile of trail is rocky and common with several down trees so it can turn into a hike a bike at times. Many take a bike lock and drop bikes off and hike it in on last mile or so. The bomber sits in a marshy grassy area so early in the season expect sloggy approach.
Access Info
Trailhead is well marked from the Chinook campground located on Secesh River that is roughly a 45 minute drive north of McCall, Idaho
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Loon Lake mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-140 ft
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Altitude min5,678 ft
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Altitude max6,069 ft
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Altitude start5,825 ft
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Altitude end5,685 ft
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Grade-0.454%
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Grade max-35.067%
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Grade min28.806%
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Distance climb3 miles
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Distance down3 miles
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Distance flat2,075 ft
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Avg time02:00:51
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Avg reverse time01:46:53
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
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- 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
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Directions to loon-lake trailhead
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Routes with this trail
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Mgripsbig
(Jul 30, 2020 at 10:26)
(Jul 30, 2020 at 10:26)
This is definitely NOT a green trail ride. It’s a beautiful, fun, well maintained trail though. I took my wife and kids and we all loved it. But this is a blue intermediate trail. Such a cool ride. Don’t forget to ditch the bikes at the lake and hike over to the crashed B-1 bomber plane. Super cool!
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bombin4x
(Aug 1, 2020 at 19:29)
Trail in good condition. A few downed trees on the way out from Ruby Meadows campground.
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