Lower Butte Loops Trail

Total Miles
6.3

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

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Trail Overview

The Lower Butte Loops, also known as FSR 1105, is a pretty straightforward 6.8-mile trail winding through dense pine needle-covered trails. Roll down your windows and take in the crisp smells of the pines as you navigate through. There are a couple of areas where the trail gets tight from downed trees that have been cut and cleared and others where there are minor ruts. There are some smaller-circumference downed trees that have been cleared, so keep an eye out for those little fellas from time to time. On cloudy days, the lighting and trees make for some great photos of the rig as well. The exit back onto the main road is a steep ascent and slightly overgrown.

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Difficulty

The trail is pretty straightforward; the only technical section would be the exit back onto the main road.

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Status Reports

Trail is narrow due to bushes, which led to a bunch of pinstriping. This trails starts out with a smooth forest road, and then you turn right onto the main trail which is a single vehicle wide trail of dirt and rocks. The end of the line turns sharp right to head down a hill to the road but we continued on the forest road to the campsite road at the end. That made it easier to pull out on 20. Only folks on the trail were mountain bikers and a tent camper.