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2,979 ft
Distance
33 ft
Climb
-32 ft
Descent
00:09:32
Avg time
1 ft
Altitude change
921 ft
Altitude min
943 ft
Altitude max
933 ft
Altitude start
935 ft
Altitude end
-10.2%
Grade max
16.7%
Grade min
679 ft
Distance climb
978 ft
Distance down
1,286 ft
Distance flat
00:09:32
Avg time

Outer Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Quarry Park
    Madison, Wisconsin
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue Rate
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 30 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking
  • Global Ranking
    #92211 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #80012 in Trail Running
    • #107246 in Hiking
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, DJ
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump
  • Land Owner
    Capital Off Road Pathfinders

Quarry Park is Madison’s only official single track. The park is a dense network of 2+ miles of trails that have developed organically over many years. Exploring and navigating the trails in this small park used to require ‘local’ knowledge but with its recent officialness the flow and continuity have dramatically improved. Much of this park's success is due to its friendly atmosphere and mutual respect between dog walkers, hikers, neighborhood residents and cyclists. The trailhead is at the end of Barlow Street, there is a gate and kiosk/map, parking is available on the street.

There is something for everyone, it has one of the area’s best pump tracks, which can be ridden by all skill levels, it is well protected by trees and natural terrain so it stays in great shape and it was designed to flow in both directions to keep it real. All other trails are directional, multi use trails are cyclists counterclockwise and pedestrians clockwise, with several bypass segments to avoid potential pedestrian/cyclists collisions in areas of limited line of site. There are some cycling specific trails, which are jump lines (note one way direction on map) with varying degrees of difficulty.

We think its a gem, many great people have been involved in its progression of where it is today. The singletrack is technical, lots of rocks and roots, short punchy climbs and descents. The jumps are not huge but some are technical and 100% fun. It feels like an interval workout at times when going fast and Quarry park is the perfect spot to progress your technical skills all within 2 miles from the Capitol.

source: https://www.madcitydirt.com/index.php?topic=2508.0
Access Info

This is the first trail encountered from any of the 4 Quarry Park entry points (end of Barlow St, trailhead - maintenance road between Barlow and Stevens, Stevens St, or Rocky Ledge Ln). It is the best way to access the other trails in the park.

Disclaimer

This loop intersects many other trails in the park. Some are hiking specific, some are bike specific, and very few are labeled. Generally speaking all trails are mixed use. Bikers ride counterclockwise on this loop (not true of every loop in the park)

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May 30, 2023 @ 10:42am
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May 8, 2020 @ 5:10am
May 8, 2020
 Great for hot laps. Be respectful of dogwalkers
Jul 25, 2019 @ 8:05pm
Jul 25, 2019
 A large tree is down across part of the loop near the the Barlow Street Access Trail. Needs to be cut before this section is ridable. The loop...
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        Frequently Asked Questions About Outer Loop

        ▼ Where is Outer Loop located?
        Outer Loop is located in Quarry Park, Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Quarry Park trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 43.0734, -89.44135.
        ▼ How hard is Outer Loop?
        Outer Loop is rated as Blue difficulty. The physical rating is Moderate. The climb difficulty is rated Black Diamond.
        ▼ What is the elevation gain for Outer Loop?
        Outer Loop has 33 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 32 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 921 ft to 943 ft.
        ▼ Is Outer Loop a point to point trail?
        Yes, Outer Loop is a point to point trail. The direction is One Direction. The trail type is singletrack.

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