Silver Islands Backway loop
Gravel Route
52.84 mi
Length
1,522 ft
Elev gain
1,526 ft
Elev loss
4,859 ft
Max elevation
gravel 92%
pavement 5%
dirt 3%
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CX/Gravel bike acceptable. The east side portion of the ride is fairly packed down. Beware of large runoff channels that require a few non-optional bunny hops. The western portion has many sandy sections, the wider the tires the better. This ride could potentially be ridden as an out-and-back along the eastern portion of the Silver Island Range, as the western side is less interesting visually and the sand stretches can be slow.
1 vote
on April 18, 2022
I would suggest a strong consideration to do the loop section Clockwise(?) The one big climb is done early as well as the big sandy sections. I did the way suggested as posted and when I go again I will be going Clockwise to compare for sure!