Name: Mustang Trail
Rating: 4.2

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This is a fun loop to introduce a beginner to mountain biking in Cottonwood. This trail starts and ends at the Latenight trailhead on Hwy 16 and connects to many others to start a day of excellent mountain biking in southern Nevada.

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Local Club: Southern Nevada Mountain Bike Association (SNMBA)

Land Manager: BLM Nevada - Southern Nevada

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Markk Knowles with improvements by Robb Green

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4.2 from 49 votes

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4.2 from 49 votes

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This is called Viagra trail part of beginner loop, fast fun downhill ride

Mar 22, 2016 near Enterprise, NV

We rarely see the mountains here with snow! We get out and enjoy it while it lasts!

Jan 26, 2017 near Blue Di…, NV

About 1/2 mile from the end of the trail.

May 3, 2022 near Blue Di…, NV

Mar 22, 2016 near Enterprise, NV

Mar 22, 2016 near Enterprise, NV

May 23, 2021 near Blue Di…, NV

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Aug 24, 2024

Glenn Seifert

Great ride! 3.7mi — 30h 00m

May 25, 2024

Glenn Seifert

Fantastic trail to hook a beginner rider for life!

Oct 4, 2023

Private User

Sep 24, 2023

Romeo MD

Mar 18, 2023

Joshua Coronado

May 6, 2022

Collins M

Jan 22, 2022

Heidi Framsted

Dec 14, 2021

Jacky Tsan

Nov 26, 2021

Gary Michelsen

Mustang, Cactus Slalom, Ducky 7.9mi

Oct 31, 2021

Ethan B

Sep 25, 2021

Patty Norona

May 8, 2021

Jeff Angermann

Mar 21, 2021

Steven Beckerman

Feb 23, 2021

Britt Paul

Super easy trail 4mi

Dec 23, 2020

Jesse F

Should have brought a mountain bike..

Dec 2, 2020

George Zhouf

Nov 7, 2020

max chen

did this twice, in the hail, in the snow 9.2mi — 1h 18m

Oct 31, 2020

max chen

3.9mi — 0h 40m

Sep 25, 2020

Blake Davis

Jul 18, 2020

Dan Perdana

May 4, 2020

Ron Carpenter

4mi — 1h 20m

Sep 15, 2019

Emily Estes

Aug 31, 2019

Joseph Blake

1h 00m

Aug 11, 2019

ALEJANDRO RUIZ

Beginners Loop in 60 min 3.9mi — 9h 15m

Jul 28, 2019

Kent Randles

3.9mi

Jul 24, 2019

Fra Leo

Jun 2, 2019

Christine Reeves

May 28, 2019

Pamela Jensen

Really fun trail. Easy climbing and descent is a hoot. Great warm-up for more advanced riders and also will give very beginner riders warm and fuzzies 8mi — 1h 00m

May 28, 2019

Owen Ulitchny

First ride on new bike 3.9mi — 1h 00m

Apr 13, 2019

Mike D

Mar 18, 2019

Alex D

1h 00m

Jan 3, 2019

James Davis

Dec 30, 2018

Danie Grimm

Dec 16, 2018

Aj Lopez

Nice fun trail to ride as a beginner to the sport. 3.9mi

Nov 24, 2018

Muhammad Ahmed

Nov 14, 2018

Hiro Protagonist

Rode most of it returning from Late Night. Fast and fun. MCR

Nov 11, 2018

Danie Grimm

Oct 21, 2018

Martin Fernandez

Did this as part of a big 12 miles loop around blue diamond. so much flow !! what a landscape ! 3.9mi

Oct 8, 2018

Nancy Curtis

Sep 30, 2018

Adam Sullivan

Jul 28, 2018

s h

Recent rains have washed out portions of the trail and deposited a lot of loose gravel/sand in low areas.

May 28, 2018

s h

Trail signs reference this trail as "Mustang Loop".

May 9, 2018

Alexander Jonathan

3.9mi

Apr 11, 2018

Daniel Glanzer

Mar 12, 2018

JR First

Rode with the family, 7&5 yr old kids, they walked some uphill sections. ***signs call this ride “Mustang Loop” 4.3mi

Feb 18, 2018

Kevin Dunn

2 laps 7.8mi

Feb 8, 2018

Yun Yeh

Jan 24, 2018

Keith Fels

Nov 22, 2017

Ryan Reedom

Nov 16, 2017

Michael Romanoff

Nov 2, 2017

Gus T

Oct 31, 2017

Matt Hage

Perfect family ride with our little guy (17 months) slung on my back. Connected up with other trails for a 6-mile ride. Now called Mustang Loop??? 4mi — 1h 00m

Oct 26, 2017

Michael Luebke

Sep 24, 2017

Oliver C

5mi

Jun 3, 2017

Scott Mefford

May 29, 2017

Jamison West

With Mahlon. Blew tube on last mile.

May 19, 2017

Lee Coate

4mi

Apr 11, 2017

Robert Paluay

Mar 24, 2017

Philip Sparta

Mar 18, 2017

An Bu

Feb 11, 2017

Adrian Jones

Feb 2, 2017

Ben Schoenbauer

17.5mi

Feb 1, 2017

Aries Miclat

3.9mi

Jan 16, 2017

Phil Flanagan

Jan 14, 2017

Russ Mett

Little bit of mud , cloudy

Dec 4, 2016

Shane Stevenson

Oct 29, 2016

Roy Cruz

4mi

Oct 21, 2016

Fabio Wendy

3.8mi

Oct 15, 2016

Scott Genius 730

We tried this trail clockwise & counter-clockwise. Trail was much much funner going clockwise. 3.5mi

Oct 5, 2016

Sam Palmer

So much sustained uphill! 3.8mi

May 21, 2016

Lynda Gallia

Apr 26, 2016

Richard Moss

Nice addition to Cottonwood Loop

Apr 16, 2016

Emmanuel Baligad

3.8mi

Aug 6, 2015

Johnathan Carter

3.8mi — 1h 45m

Jul 11, 2015

Cesar Aleman

7h 00m

Jun 12, 2015

Beth Rudolph

Apr 3, 2015

Ken Mitchell

Dry, imagine that.

Mar 26, 2015

Caryn Moxey

Jan 25, 2015

AJ R

Start from the west side ride down going east. 3.8mi — 11h 30m

Oct 14, 2014

Matt Boyd

What a fun trail. Has some sand, but otherwise great fun. Took my kids too. 3.8mi

May 21, 2014

daniel fernando

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“Beginner Loop is mostly flat and smooth with a slight gradient in either direction. ”

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