Main Chip Ross Loop
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 593 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Main Chip Ross Loop is a short mountain biking route in Chip Ross Natural Area, a city-managed natural area in Oregon. It's an out-and-back loop of about 2 miles, with a total climb of 593 feet over the round trip, and it's rated easy. The trail starts at a low point of about 530 feet and reaches a high of about 860 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs in the low 80s and only a few wet days a month in July and August, while winter brings highs in the mid-40s and frequent rain. Chip Ross Trail is just 0.1 mile away, and Betty Griffiths Trail and Dan's Trail are within half a mile. For more riding, Lower Horse Trail is about 0.9 mile away.
Local outfitters
- Safari Town Surf44 mi away
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Main Chip Ross Loop
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
47° / 34°
21 wet
Feb
51° / 35°
18 wet · 1 snow
Mar
56° / 37°
20 wet
Apr
61° / 40°
17 wet
May
68° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
74° / 49°
8 wet
Jul
83° / 52°
3 wet
Aug
84° / 51°
3 wet
Sep
78° / 48°
8 wet
Oct
65° / 42°
15 wet
Nov
53° / 38°
20 wet
Dec
47° / 34°
22 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Corvallis State Univ, OR, 4.8 mi away at 225 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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