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2.2 miles
Distance
260 ft
Climb
-256 ft
Descent
00:15:11
Avg time
4 ft
Altitude change
5,761 ft
Altitude min
5,938 ft
Altitude max
5,761 ft
Altitude start
5,764 ft
Altitude end
-31.9%
Grade max
19%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
4,826 ft
Distance down
1,385 ft
Distance flat
00:15:11
Avg time
Overland Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHeil Valley Ranch
Lyons, Colorado -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyGreen (1 vote)
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Local Popularity50 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 45 in Trail Running
- 50 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerBoulder County Parks & Open Space
If you're looking for a great beginner loop to do laps on or if you want to add some bonus miles to your visit to Heil, this trail is perfect It's all singletrack, all the time. Some fun "whoopdies" and some "swoops" and probably a "thingamajig" or two! The trail is only about 2 miles long and packs a lot of great beginner (dare I say, even a bit of green-blue) level features. Strongly recommend lapping this for the newbies as the first time turns come up quick and on the second you're an old hand.
The trail is directional, but the direction changes monthly. Both ways have some really fun bits to them! The trail basically connects to Wapiti Trail (via a parking lot) and soon will connect to the Schoolhouse Loop trail and eventually to Boulder via the North Sky trail.
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6 Months
- 47 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
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- 227 rides
- Last: Oct 11, 2026
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Directions to overland-loop trailhead
(40.135950, -105.299920)
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8 Reviews & Comments
izIMfdf
CW and CCW beginner/intermediate perspective. I much prefer when this is running CW. The climb is rocky but don't remember anything too difficult for beginners to get over. You can always take the road instead of the trail to the top if you want maximum fun with minimal effort. The downhill is great and flowy when running CW and I rate it a 4.5/5. CCW downhill in my opinion is not worth even going up for. It traverses and undulates (aka not really downhill) until the last .5 miles where it starts heading downhill. The traversal part wasn't fun and I rate it a 1.5/5.
Nealstanfield
Awesome ride. My 9 year old did it on his specialized hard tail, front suspension, 27.5 inch tires. He walked the bike on the uphill parts and we actually went into the other trail that is blue connected to this one, but not the whole thing.
He absolutely loved it! We took it slow when he wanted and it turned out great.
He absolutely loved it! We took it slow when he wanted and it turned out great.
bocomtb
3 stars when it's running CW, 4 stars when it's CCW. A beginner trail either way, but CCW finishes with a longer descent.
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