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Landmine Loop

Intermediate Intermediate
 4.2 (49)
  1. Areas
  2. NV
  3. …Las Vegas Metro
  4. …Blue Diamond
  5. Cottonwood Valley Trail System
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“An excellent romp that connects to a good numer of trails by many riders of the Cottonwood area. ”

Markk Knowles
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7.3

Miles

11.7

KM
Singletrack

3,745' 1,141 m

High

3,396' 1,035 m

Low

587' 179 m

Up

608' 185 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

14%

Max Grade (8°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

I recommend parking at McGhies Bike Outpost and riding to the trailhead through the quiet, shady streets of Blue Diamond.

The trail starts with a couple swooping drainages, then a heart pumping climb that offers a great warm-up for the day. There is a lot of fun to be had here with a few nice rocky drops and climbs, smooth & loose singletrack, rock gardens and fast flowing hard pack. It then ends coming back into the town of Blue Diamond from the north.

I often meet folks out riding here that are looking for "THE" way on the map they downloaded or purchased. None of the trails are marked with signs and maps can be hard to pinpoint exact trail locations... The best advice is to use your map as a general guide - getting to know these trails takes a little time. As with all the trails in this area, this one is seldom ridden from start to finish by itself.

Riders will typically connect any combination of trails on any given day to patch together their ride. I seldom ride the Landmine Loop as shown here as I prefer to add more mileage and make a larger loop by combining the South Cut or Inner Loop and other trails. You just need to get out and ride for yourself and find YOUR favorite configuration of trails.

Contacts

Local Club: Southern Nevada Mountain Bike Association (SNMBA)

Land Manager: BLM Nevada - Southern Nevada

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Markk Knowles
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  4.2 from 49 votes

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  4.2 from 49 votes
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Photos

Sunset ride.
Jun 3, 2016 near Summerl…, NV
Sunset summer ride, near where the trail forks to Molly's and Puke Hill.
Mar 22, 2016 near Enterprise, NV
Lots of Rock garden at Blue Diamond Loop! Fun ride going back to Blue Diamond town
Mar 22, 2016 near Summerl…, NV
1.7 miles from here back to Blue Diamond.
Jan 27, 2020 near Blue Di…, NV
Watch out for that rock!
Jul 28, 2013 near Summerl…, NV
All smiles in this wonderful landscape! Perhaps too much smile here?
Aug 20, 2016 near Summerl…, NV

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May 19, 2024
Glenn Seifert
Fun ride! Lots of work the first half, pays off on the second half. Watch the time of day and heat, there's no shade. 7.5mi — 2h 00m
Apr 12, 2024
Stef Jauroyou
Oct 4, 2023
Private User
Nov 21, 2022
Francis Bouchard B
Nov 19, 2022
JOSHUA VALENTIN
Oct 19, 2022
Paul Ryan
Apr 28, 2022
Matt Hage
Well signed 7.3mi — 1h 00m
Dec 28, 2021
Steve F

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