Cottonwood Loop

It’s summer, and that means it’s time to do one of my favorite in-town rides, the Cottonwood Loop.  The Cottonwood Loop is in the Arkansas Hills north of Salida.  From town it’s a 20-mile round trip involving an eight-mile gravel ride up to the trailhead, followed by a twelve-mile single-track descent.  

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Flow

In 28 years of riding and racing I’ve pretty much ridden every kind of trail imaginable:  ledgy limestone, chunky granite, desert sand, gnarly roots, soft loam.  In terms of mountain biking, there isn’t much I haven’t seen.  

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