712 ft
Distance
-15 ft
Descent
00:00:51
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Meadowood Special Recreation Area
    Lorton, Virginia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #110501 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #39734 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking

This trail is a wider easier route to avoid the narrow flowy singletrack on the South Loop trail.
The trail is quite wide and very mellow until you finish, the Giles Run connector trail is has a very short, but steep and rooty section to re-join the South Branch Loop.

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More Stats for South Branch Loop Alternate mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -16 ft
  • Altitude min
    29 ft
  • Altitude max
    46 ft
  • Altitude start
    46 ft
  • Altitude end
    30 ft
  • Grade
    -2.3%
  • Grade max
    -7.3%
  • Distance down
    427 ft
  • Distance flat
    285 ft
  • Avg time
    00:00:51
  • Avg reverse time
    00:07:07
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on Jul 20, 2022
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      South Branch... Trail Reports

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      Jul 20, 2022 @ 1:56pm
      Jul 20, 2022
      		 A little overgrown and down/broken branches
      Mar 4, 2022 @ 10:19am
      Mar 4, 2022
      Aug 15, 2021 @ 10:56am
      Aug 15, 2021
      Jun 15, 2021 @ 1:54pm
      Jun 15, 2021
      		 Dangerous snag over trail clockwise just after Yardsale Hanging by a thread
      May 12, 2021 @ 10:01am
      May 12, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 170 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,439 rides
      • Last: Mar 23, 2023

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      Jun 15, 2021 @ 1:54pm
      Jun 15, 2021

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