Deadhorse Loop

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"This is originally an old NORBA route used for training/racing, a very fun & challenging trail, there are just several jeep roads running up and down the hillsides here confusing things a bit.<br /> Heading west under the power line at about .2 of a mile there will be a singletrack off to the left, this will be the trail you come out on if you ride the whole loop. Continuing on the trail soon leaves the power line and takes off into the foothills crossing a couple ravines and creek beds but continually climbing. This isn’t a really steep grade but the tread is small loose gravel with a few tech spots thrown in making it tough going. About 2 miles later you have done most of the climbing for this ride except for a few short sections here & there. <br /> This route is marked pretty well except for a couple places, this is one of them- follow a jeep rd down the hill .2 of a mile, staying right keep your eye on the other bike tracks as they follow a jeep rd through a ravine and then turn left on the other side, there are signs from here on. The trail soon leaves the road and becomes a fast and challenging singletrack for a couple miles. Lots of rocks, small drops and banked corners with cacti for guard rails line this section that eventually comes to another road. Follow this to the right for less than a hundred yards and hang a left at the marker and then follow the singletrack off road. This next half mile section is called the Devils Escalator, sorry but your going up here- steep with switchbacks but nothing to technical, at the top catch your breath, enjoy the view and follow the road right down the hill and then the singletrack at the bottom. <br /> This section is all a gradual grade down making a very fast ride across the desert sand and cactus. 3 miles later and after paralleling a road for a little while watch for a trail heading across the road to the left and another singletrack heading back up the other side, this will be the trail that leads you back north. An overlook on the ridge gives you a great

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Deadhorse Loop

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