Southside Loop

Total Miles 7
Technical Rating
3 Easy
Best Time Spring, Summer, Fall
Trail Type Full-Width Road
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Trail Overview

The trail starts on the south side of the highway and is primarily a pleasant and scenic dirt road. The trail then turns west into the mountain and becomes more rocky and technical. There are some ravines and rocky hills as you pass through the mountain and a steep short hill as you come down the small pass. The trail ends on a small hill that overlooks much of the five-mile pass rec area.

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Difficulty

short and steep rock ledges

Technical Rating

3

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Michael Matthews
Nov 16, 2025
Open
This trail is mostly very simple. It's gets complicated when going up over the hill. It is a steep climb with tall rock steps between 12-16" with no bypass. This trail should be a 5/10, not 3. Need to air down, and know what you're doing on the climbing portion.
Justin Alabran
Apr 06, 2025
Open
This is my first time properly off-roading so take this as you will. I saw this was a green 3/10 rating. My dad and I were given a rental rubicon so we gave it a try. The trail is fairly narrow, a lot of blind turns. We reached one section that was beyond our skill set. Thankfully we had UTVs to watch and learn from. The loose rock section was VERY sketchy because if you slip your vehicle is toast. If you take the wrong angle those loose rocks will throw you into the ravine. Thankfully that is the toughest part of the trail. After we passed that we turned to 7 mile pass for the easier exit. Reaching the peak was an absolute gorgeous view. This is definitely a 4/10 trail at least. Your jeep will be getting scraped by branches due to how narrow and tight some sections are. Driving down the peak was a lot easier than driving up. We needed 4Lo and our rear locker, we did scrape at some parts but hey its a rental lol
Garrett Braithwaite
Mar 31, 2025
Open
Definitely not a green trail. There were a few ledges and obstacles, but on one an inexperienced rider could easily roll over and end up at the bottom of the hill. It had loose rock on the downhill side and probably 18" ledges on the uphill just to start, then additional height as you made it past that first ledge. We went west to east.
jackson smith
Mar 15, 2025
Open
Definitely high clearance recommended
Tony Waldron
Sep 21, 2024
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Mike wright
Jul 14, 2024
Open
I followed this trail in the app because it was green - big mistake. This is a SXS trail or atv/dirt bike- definitely not a Jeep or larger trail.heading up from east side roughly 1/2 way i knew I was in the wrong area with my Jeep. 6-8 12”+ ledges and lots of loose rock w no room to turn around.at top very tight and either I could go back down the way I came up or down west side slope.west side slope was 2’ plus drops, loose rock, loose dirt. Had a few near tip over moments otw down. Once you get down 1000’ of trail it starts to level out back to avg type trail- rock and dusty . I can’t recommend this trail for anyone other than the hardcore driver/rider - hi risk of rollover down into canyons- I’d have to rate the top 1/2 of east and west sides extreme
Charles Cellarius
May 05, 2024
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Charles Cellarius
Nov 14, 2023
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Brennan Allred
Nov 02, 2023
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Jace Edwards
May 21, 2023
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Mitch Kneupper
Apr 22, 2023
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Patrick T'Kindt
Apr 14, 2023
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Conner Gabrielson
Apr 11, 2023
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Southside Loop Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • Single Track
  • 50 Inch
  • 60 Inch
  • High Clearance
  • Full Width

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