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Gauer Power Loop

Hillside Park's quintessential black diamond jump trail.

Mountain Biking Difficult

Distance
7.7 km
Ascent
297 m
Descent
297 m
Duration
0-1 hrs
Low Point
144 m
High Point
299 m
Gradient
Gauer Power Loop Map

Gauer Power is the quintessential black diamond jump line in the Hillside Park trail system. While Jeff's Whoop Whoop is the classic intermediate jump trail (and thus the most popular trail in the system), Gauer Power is a step up in difficulty from there.

Description

The added difficulty comes simply from the increased size of the hits. The tables are bigger, and there are some doubles and a few drops mixed in. There are also some random rocky sections strewn throughout that add some roughness and technicality to the equation. Thankfully, there are plenty of big berms that help keep the speed high and the flow on point!

The route shown here is the most efficient way to ride Gauer Power as a single loop, but like all of the trails in the Hillside Park trail system, you can always tack on bonus miles to create a longer ride. Some sections of Gauer Power can also be mixed and matched with other trails to create longer descents. One popular route option is to ride the first section of Gauer Power, take a right onto a connector trail, and then drop into Eh-line to finish the descent down the hillside.

Difficulty

Difficult

Mostly stable trail tread with some variability featuring larger and more unavoidable obstacles that may include, but not be limited to: bigger stones, roots, steps, and narrow curves. Compared to lower intermediate, technical difficulty is more advanced and grades of slopes are steeper. Ideal for upper intermediate riders.

Medium Exposure

2 out of 4

The trail contains some obstacles such as outcroppings and rock which could cause injury.

Remoteness

1 out of 4

Close to help in case of emergency.

Best time to visit

between June and October

Features

  • Flow
  • Singletrack
  • In the forest
  • Drops
  • Jumps
  • Roots
  • Gap Jumps
  • Tabletops
  • Rock Gardens

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