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1.6 miles
Distance
147 ft
Climb
-106 ft
Descent
00:14:14
Avg time
41 ft
Altitude change
904 ft
Altitude min
999 ft
Altitude max
946 ft
Altitude start
988 ft
Altitude end
0.475%
Grade
-8.504%
Grade max
11.055%
Grade min
3,756 ft
Distance climb
2,766 ft
Distance down
2,189 ft
Distance flat
00:14:14
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Tower Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Horse Trails (The Monastery Trails)
    North Bay, Ontario
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green Rate
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
  • Global Ranking
    #97732 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #84312 in Trail Running
    • #83974 in Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes

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Tower Loop is a 3 km popular green difficulty mixed trail located near North Bay Ontario. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 14 minutes to complete this trail.

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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

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  • 6 miles average
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  • 10 rides
  • 9 miles avg distance
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  • 119 rides
  • Last: Jul 17, 2026
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Oct 20, 2025 @ 2:46pm (America/Toronto)
Oct 20, 2025
 final touches 4 more buckets of sand and gravel and some stones to trap water into my stone bridges creek rebuild with perforated pipes for drainage
Sep 5, 2025 @ 6:53am
Sep 5, 2025
Homeless by the sidewinder part of the trail and when going back there be careful because they did threaten me and my cousin with a knife
Jul 10, 2025 @ 3:45pm
Jul 10, 2025
 ive wanted to build this for a couple years. jump to gap side leaning landing at the top of tower loop going into the forest towards horsin' around.
May 18, 2025 @ 8:40am
May 18, 2025
 I biked the entire horse shoe trail 5 days in a row this week, except for one or two DH sections in the middle that don't look marked ( *(like...
Jun 25, 2024 @ 7:13pm
Jun 25, 2024
 two dead trees on the north side loop and on the skinny bridges path thanks for clearing it up
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        Directions to tower-loop-124285 trailhead (46.340720, -79.477440)

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        Oct 20, 2025 @ 11:48am
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        Sep 2, 2025 @ 5:43pm
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        tower loop, horsin around, connector, horsin...
        11:43 | 29 | Oct 29, 2025 , North Bay
        tower loop gap jump i made on my dirt jumper...
        0:16 | 27 | Sep 3, 2025 , North Bay
        horsin' around to sidewinder dh august 21 2025
        6:00 | 46 | Sep 2, 2025 , North Bay
        Horsin around to Tower Loop DH
        2:50 | 46 | Jul 21, 2025 , North Bay

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        Lunch Hour Ride
        8 miles • 982 ft • 15 • Loop •
        Good tour of the Monastery trails Starting from Hearst Street.

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        Frequently Asked Questions About Tower Loop

        ▼ Where is Tower Loop located?
        Tower Loop is located in Horse Trails (The Monastery Trails), North Bay, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Horse Trails (The Monastery Trails) trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 46.34072, -79.47744.
        ▼ How hard is Tower Loop?
        Tower Loop is rated as Green difficulty. The average grade is 0.475%.
        ▼ What is the elevation gain for Tower Loop?
        Tower Loop has 45 m of elevation gain. The trail has 32 m of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 276 m to 305 m.
        ▼ Is Tower Loop a point to point trail?
        Tower Loop is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is mixed.

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