2,277 ft
Distance
95 ft
Climb
-10 ft
Descent
00:09:58
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    Kirkwood
    , California
  • Ref Number
    #17E22
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #125606 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #14001 in E-Biking
    • #59251 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Alternate trail to avoid climbing on Highway 88

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Thunder Mountain Loop (Horse Canyon/Martin Meadow Connector) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    84 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,145 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,241 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,145 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,228 ft
  • Grade
    3.7%
  • Grade max
    -7.2%
  • Grade min
    19.6%
  • Distance climb
    1,460 ft
  • Distance down
    207 ft
  • Distance flat
    558 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:58
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:58
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      Thunder Mountain... Trail Reports

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      Oct 4, 2024 @ 2:38pm
      Oct 4, 2024
      		 Quite overgrown around the trail with a lot of down trees. Would have been easier to ride up 88.
      Sep 26, 2023 @ 12:55am
      Sep 26, 2023
      		 A few trees down near the bottom climbing up from the horseshoe canyon trailhead. Otherwise clear. (I park at horseshoe canyon to ride the loop).
      Aug 8, 2023 @ 5:53am
      Aug 8, 2023
      		 Couldn’t find trail entrance near horse canyon TH.
      Aug 21, 2022 @ 8:19am
      Aug 21, 2022
      		 A little chewed up at the very beginning with a downed tree, but remainder is clear
      Oct 24, 2020 @ 11:58am
      Oct 24, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 27 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 156 rides
      • Last: Oct 12, 2024

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