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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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- popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with NO bikes.
The Brainard Lake recreation area is a launching point into the Indian Peaks Wilderness hiking trails, but also has a network of trails east of the lake that are multi-use. This system runs north to Peaceful Valley and offers year-round recreation. In the summer, the trails are very rocky and chundering, but in the winter they smooth out wonderfully to support fatbiking, snowshoeing and nordic skiing.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: National Forest
Land Manager: Boulder Ranger District
google parking directions Disclaimer:
Little Raven and the CMC Ski trail are ski only November 15 - April 30.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
27 trails
- Hike
46 trails
- Trail Running
47 trails
- Horse
6 trails
- Snowshoe
24 trails
- Backcountry Ski
17 trails
- Nordic Ski
26 trails
Region Details
- 5
- 5
- 3
- 12
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Jan 9, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 51
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 27
- Trails E-Bike
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 47
- Trails Trail Running
- 47
- Trails Horse
- 6
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 3
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowmobile
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 24
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 17
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 26
- Total Distance
- 120 miles
- Total Descent
- 20,838 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,870 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 13,212 ft
- Reports
- 353
- Photos
- 78
- Ridden Counter
- 1,716
Popular Brainard Lake and Peaceful Valley Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Waterfall out-and-back | 7 miles | |
| Coney Buchanan Loop | 11 miles | |
| Waldrop/Snowshoe Loop | 5 miles | |
| South Saint Vrain - Figure 8 | 16 miles | |
| Easiest Brainard Fatbike Route | 5 miles | |
| Fatbike Little Enduro | 5 miles | |
| South Sourdough Out-n-Back | 11 miles | |
| Sourdough/Wapiti Loop | 11 miles | |
| South St Vrain - Figure 8 and a Half | 28 miles | |
| SSV Shuttle | 9 miles |
Photos of Brainard Lake and Peaceful Valley Mountain Bike
trail: South St Vrain
85 |
Aug 9, 2021 @ 7:59pm
Aug 9, 2021
trail: South St Vrain
77 |
Aug 9, 2021 @ 7:59pm
Aug 9, 2021
trail: South St Vrain
76 |
Aug 9, 2021 @ 7:59pm
Aug 9, 2021
trail: South St Vrain
77 |
Aug 9, 2021 @ 7:59pm
Aug 9, 2021
trail: Brainard Lake Cutoff
14 |
Aug 9, 2021 @ 7:48pm
Aug 9, 2021
trail: Little Raven
17 |
Aug 9, 2021 @ 7:46pm
Aug 9, 2021
trail: Little Raven
11 |
Aug 9, 2021 @ 7:41pm
Aug 9, 2021
trail: Little Raven
11 |
Aug 9, 2021 @ 7:41pm
Aug 9, 2021Videos of Brainard Lake and Peaceful Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Sourdough (South)
2:00 |
132 |
Nov 9, 2020 , Ward
trail: Buchanan Pass Trail
4:51 |
134 |
Nov 9, 2020 , Ward
youtuber
![Vanlife, Dogs, and Backcountry Mountain...]()
trail: South St Vrain
10:59 |
191 |
Sep 6, 2020 , Ward
youtuber
![Fat biking Peaceful Valley: Buchanan descent...]()
trail: Buchanan Pass Trail
6:56 |
260 |
Jan 16, 2018 , Ward
youtuber
![FAT Bike ❄️ | Brainard Lake | Trials and...]()
trail: South St Vrain
12:55 |
224 |
Mar 27, 2020 , Ward
youtuber
![Fat Bike Report | Buchanan Pass | January 21, 2019]()
trail: Buchanan Pass Trail
9:07 |
295 |
Jan 22, 2019 , Ward
youtuber
![Fat Bike Report | Peaceful Valley and Coney...]()
trail: Coney Creek Road
13:46 |
285 |
Dec 3, 2018 , Ward
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourdough (North) | Apr 6, 2022 @ 7:50pm Apr 6, 2022 | Snow Covered | Massgravityheight | ||
| Beaver Reservoir Cutoff Trail | Feb 26, 2022 @ 9:21am Feb 26, 2022 | Snow Packed | Tomis916 | ||
| Buchanan Pass Trail | Feb 13, 2022 @ 9:00am Feb 13, 2022 | Snow Packed | WendyBMA BMA | ||
| Waldrop | Jan 30, 2022 @ 9:31am Jan 30, 2022 | Snow Packed | WendyBMA BMA | ||
| Sourdough (South) | Jan 16, 2022 @ 9:14am Jan 16, 2022 | Snow Packed | Tomis916 | ||
| Brainard Lake Cutoff | Jan 9, 2022 @ 11:34am Jan 9, 2022 | Snow Packed | getvert | ||
| Beaver Reservoir Rd | Sep 12, 2021 @ 8:40am Sep 12, 2021 | Dry | rickv85 | ||
| Lefthand Park Reservoir Road | Sep 12, 2021 @ 8:40am Sep 12, 2021 | Very Dry | rickv85 | ||
| Waldrop Cutoff | Sep 11, 2021 @ 9:10am Sep 11, 2021 | Dry | WendyBMA BMA | ||
| Little Raven Extension Trail | Aug 31, 2021 @ 4:47pm Aug 31, 2021 | Dry | getvert |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Harley77 | comment | trail | Sourdough (North) | May 11, 2022 @ 8:08pm May 11, 2022 |
 | getvert | update | trail | Middle St Vrain Road and 2 more | Apr 22, 2022 @ 10:28am Apr 22, 2022 |
| Massgravityheight | add | report | Sourdough (North) | Apr 6, 2022 @ 7:50pm Apr 6, 2022 |
| BlakeCalvertClG | wishlist | trail | Waldrop and 1 more | Mar 15, 2022 @ 2:08pm Mar 15, 2022 |
| bocomtb | vote | trail | South St Vrain and 1 more | Mar 10, 2022 @ 11:35am Mar 10, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Big snow drifts… needs a bit of melting... | May 11, 2022 @ 8:08pm May 11, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Beware the old timbers spikes. At least 6 on... | Jul 18, 2021 @ 6:10pm Jul 18, 2021 | ||
 | report | This is Wapiti (USFS) - a trail with the same... | May 28, 2021 @ 8:24am May 28, 2021 | ||
| report | Wapiti is still listed as closed by Boulder... | May 28, 2021 @ 7:48am May 28, 2021 | ||
| report | Can a non fat bike Mtb ride it. 2.4 in? | Mar 21, 2021 @ 8:05pm Mar 21, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Hill | 1 | 3 | 5.3 km | ||
| Ceran Saint Vrain | 2 | 6.6 km | |||
| Mud Lake | 3 | 2 | 7.6 km | ||
| Taylor Mountain | 4 | 2 | 8.5 km | ||
| Sugarloaf Mountain | 1 | 8.8 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 27 | 53 miles | 7,011 ft | 22 miles | 2,087 ft | #5,479 | #2,356 | 57 | 340 | 11 | 980 | |
| E-Bike | 7 | 14 miles | 961 ft | 4 miles | 1,936 ft | 127 | 6 | |||||
| Hike | 46 | 113 miles | 20,417 ft | 45 miles | 4,869 ft | #4,475 | #2,139 | 21 | 332 | 9 | 354 | |
| Trail Running | 47 | 113 miles | 20,417 ft | 45 miles | 4,869 ft | #4,471 | #2,136 | 332 | 9 | 33 | ||
| Horse | 6 | 10 miles | 112 ft | 5,249 ft | 2,352 ft | #937 | 164 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 3 | 6 miles | 75 ft | 4,147 ft | 906 ft | 24 | ||||||
| Observed Trials | 1 | 3 miles | 30 ft | 2,119 ft | 440 ft | |||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 6 miles | 75 ft | 4,147 ft | 906 ft | 24 | ||||||
| Snowmobile | 4 | 10 miles | 932 ft | 3 miles | 1,168 ft | 10 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 24 | 49 miles | 6,818 ft | 21 miles | 2,087 ft | #238 | #135 | 201 | 11 | 47 | ||
| Backcountry Ski | 17 | 30 miles | 2,024 ft | 8 miles | 2,087 ft | #62 | #33 | 181 | 417 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 26 | 53 miles | 7,080 ft | 22 miles | 2,087 ft | #153 | #99 | 201 | 7 | 211 |
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