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3.2 miles
Distance
226 ft
Climb
-232 ft
Descent
00:33:55
Avg time
-6 ft
Altitude change
238 ft
Altitude min
371 ft
Altitude max
334 ft
Altitude start
328 ft
Altitude end
-10.7%
Grade max
11.7%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
3,648 ft
Distance flat
00:33:55
Avg time
Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHorse Hill Nature Preserve
Merrimack, New Hampshire -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in E-Biking
- 100 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
- 5 in Adaptive Biking
- 70 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#74928 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #35305 in E-Biking
- #72377 in Trail Running
- #81385 in Hiking
- #2176 in Adaptive Biking
- #3830 in Gravel Biking
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State Ranking#637 in Mountain Biking · New Hampshire [+]
- #153 in E-Biking
- #912 in Trail Running
- #1,358 in Hiking
- #18 in Adaptive Biking
- #38 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeGravel, Adaptive MTB
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DirectionBoth Directions[+]
- Both Directions for Gravel Biking
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingEasy
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerMerrimack Conservation Commission
The Loop trail is a long doubletrack trail that allows access to many of the singletrack trails at Horse Hill. Many hikers/runners/bikers utilize this trail, so please check your speed here and remember your trail manners
While the Loop trail isn't that technical or steep at all, it does have its moments, and can be a really fun loop.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 8 miles average
6 Months
- 49 rides
- 6 miles avg distance
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- 395 rides
- Last: Oct 19, 2026
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Directions to loop-73464 trailhead
(42.840420, -71.545240)
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mtb
0:11 |
420 |
Oct 20, 2011 , Merrimack
mtb
0:16 |
153 |
Dec 19, 2011 , Merrimack
mtb
8:22 |
241 |
Nov 13, 2015 , Merrimack
mtb
8:02 |
153 |
Dec 5, 2015 , Merrimack
ChiefSilverback
This is a fun trail but it definitely shouldn’t be marked as a green, very rocky and rough in places and very little of it is double track.
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