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1.7 miles
Distance
158 ft
Climb
-149 ft
Descent
00:14:30
Avg time
9 ft
Altitude change
425 ft
Altitude min
494 ft
Altitude max
428 ft
Altitude start
436 ft
Altitude end
0.1%
Grade
-13.3%
Grade max
13.9%
Grade min
3,930 ft
Distance climb
2,995 ft
Distance down
1,883 ft
Distance flat
00:14:30
Avg time
Lowlands Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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- Trail Running
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Riding AreaCarolina North Forest
Chapel Hill, North Carolina -
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Local Popularity50 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in Trail Running
- 50 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Land OwnerUNC Facilities Services - Forest Management Team
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Lowlands Loop is a 2 mile moderately popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Chapel Hill North Carolina. This mountain bike primary trail. On average it takes 14 minutes to complete this trail.
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UNC Facilities Services - Forest Management TeamLand Manager
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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(35.933100, -79.085920)
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Where is Lowlands Loop located?
Lowlands Loop is located in Carolina North Forest, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Carolina North Forest trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 35.9331, -79.08592.
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How hard is Lowlands Loop?
Lowlands Loop is rated as Blue difficulty. The average grade is 0.1%.
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What is the elevation gain for Lowlands Loop?
Lowlands Loop has 158 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 149 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 425 ft to 494 ft.
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How long is Lowlands Loop?
Lowlands Loop is 1.7 miles long. The trail type is singletrack.
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