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MACK RIDGE / LION'S LOOP
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COMMENTS: Wonderful views of lower trail system. Easiest to ride up Collar Bone Hill to gain the ridge but many find Mack a great way to complete a loop with Troy's or Lion's in either direction. We avoid Collar Bone Hill because it's lose gravel DT and has no descent views.
TRAIL TYPE: SINGLE TRACK 80%, DOUBLETRACK 15%, IMPROVED DIRT ROAD 5%
APPROXIMATE RIDE TIME: 1.5-2.5 hours
DIFFICULTY: Advanced with technical sections of singletrack.
| Mack Parking Lot | 0.0 miles | 39º --' N | 108º --' W |
| Uphill cutoff | 1.1 miles | 39º --' N | 108º --' W |
| Ridge / Saddle | 1.3 miles | 39º --' N | 108º --' W |
| Portage | 2.5 miles | 39º --' N | 108º --' W |
| Overlook | 2.7 miles | 39º --' N | 108º --' W |
| Lion's cutoff | 4.3 miles | 39º --' N | 108º --' W |
| Stock tank | 4.6 miles | 39º --' N | 108º --' W |
| Troy Built cutoff | 6.0 miles | 39º --' N | 108º --' W |
| Mack Parking Lot | 6.9 miles | 39º --' N | 108º --' W |
RIDE DESCRIPTION: Finish Lion's or Troy's and begin climbing well marked DT to the Mack ridge ST. Follow the ridge. You will descend a short, very technical slickrock obstacle mid-ridge. There is a final overlook before you descend toward the portage area. The remainder of the ride is a downhill balancing act on wire thin single track to the tri-trail BLM cattle guard. Go left down the Mary's cutoff to the access road and left to the Mack ridge parking lot.
MAP OF RIDE: [HIGH RESOLUTION MAP]
