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The Gentlemen's Loop

Mountain Biking Trail

Hard
11.11 mi
1,332 ft
An OG Buena Vista Ride looping the Midland Trail and dirt roads in Four Mile.

The Gentlemen’s Loop is one of the OG Buena Vista mountain bike rides. This route forms a loop with the Midland Trail singletrack and a series of dirt roads in the Fourmile Travel Management Area.

The Midland Trail trail follows the path of an old railroad grade, which offers flat, non-technical pedaling for most of its length. These sections of singletrack along the old railroad grade are about as flat and easy as mountain biking ever gets. Along the way, this trail passes through a beautiful landscape—either narrow gorges where the railroad grade was carved through sheer rock cliffs, or stunning vistas of the surrounding mountains.

Where the railroad grade crosses narrow, steep washes, new singletrack bypasses around the locations where railroad trestles once stood. These sections of singletrack can be somewhat rocky and tricky. These rocky sections are definitely not true beginner features, but it’s about as easy as mountain biking gets here in BV.

Once at the end of the Midland Trail, turn left and climb high into the Fourmile Travel Management Area. The dirt roads that are utilized to create this loop are all relatively non-technical, but they do require a respectable amount of climbing to reach the high point and complete the loop.

Consequently, the Gentlemen’s Loop is known as a cross country loop that’s ideal for riders looking to train, or XC riders who want to bang out some fast miles without the technical challenge. Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation

1 mi
8,600 ft8,800 ft9,000 ft9,200 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.0 mi4.0 mi5.0 mi6.0 mi7.0 mi8.0 mi9.0 mi10.0 mi11.0 mi

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Gentleman's Midland Eastbound 4.41 mi325 ft1.3%
Eastbound and down4.92 mi325 ft0.9%
To Bacon Bits 2.18 mi112 ft0.8%
Midland EB Segy12.53 mi148 ft1.0%
County Road 315 Climb1.60 mi528 ft6.2%
CR315 Climb to Top Double Track 1.40 mi443 ft5.9%