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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
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- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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Activity Recordings
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- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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Trails Deemphasized
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Only show trails with NO bikes.
A combination of single track and 4x4 dirt roads with connections to the Chicken Creek Trail and Mancos State Park. This area is closed to bikes during the winter months due to grooming for nordic skiing.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
Land Status: National Forest
Land Manager: USFS
google parking directions Access Info:
Take 184 north from Mancos 3 miles. Turn right on CR 40/Millwood Rd. Folllow this 3 miles until you reach the National Forest. Take a right into the Chicken Creek Trailhead parking lot
Links
Files
- Blue_Jay_trail.jpg (1.11 MB)
- IMG_6205.jpg (1.53 MB)
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
15 trails
- Hike
15 trails
- Trail Running
15 trails
- Horse
13 trails
- Nordic Ski
9 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 12
- 1
Region Status
Open as of May 10, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 15
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 15
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 15
- Trails Trail Running
- 15
- Trails Horse
- 13
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 3
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 9
- Total Distance
- 24 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 5 miles
- Total Descent
- 629 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,303 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,996 ft
- Reports
- 21
- Photos
- 1
- Ridden Counter
- 153
Popular Chicken Creek Area Mountain Biking Trails
Chicken Creek Area Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Whole Chicken | 14 miles |
Photos of Chicken Creek Area Mountain Bike
trail: Blue Jay
11 |
Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:29pm
Apr 24, 2022Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jay | May 10, 2022 @ 4:34pm May 10, 2022 | Variable | halfacat | ||
| Rush Connector | Sep 5, 2021 @ 8:52am Sep 5, 2021 | Dry | halfacat | ||
| Chicken Creek Connector | Aug 4, 2021 @ 8:22am Aug 4, 2021 | Ideal | Shawnsrides | ||
| Little Bauer | Aug 4, 2021 @ 8:22am Aug 4, 2021 | Ideal | Shawnsrides | ||
| Lower Little Bauer | Apr 22, 2021 @ 4:37pm Apr 22, 2021 | Ideal | MancosTrails MTG | ||
| Chicken Creek Road | Jul 21, 2020 @ 8:44am Jul 21, 2020 | Dry | Croxroan | ||
| Rush Spur | Jul 21, 2020 @ 8:43am Jul 21, 2020 | Dry | Croxroan | ||
| Hamlin Loop | Jul 21, 2020 @ 8:43am Jul 21, 2020 | Dry | Croxroan |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | halfacat | add | report | Blue Jay | May 13, 2022 @ 10:59am May 13, 2022 |
| MancosTrails | add | trail | Connector | May 7, 2022 @ 10:49am May 7, 2022 |
| MancosTrails | add | photo | in Mancos, Colorado, United States | Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:29pm Apr 24, 2022 |
| MancosTrails | update | trail | Connector and 1 more | Apr 24, 2022 @ 1:54pm Apr 24, 2022 |
 | msmcfate | add | trail | Lower Little Bauer | Nov 8, 2021 @ 1:01pm Nov 8, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Fixed this! Thanks. | Feb 20, 2021 @ 3:59pm Feb 20, 2021 | ||
| trail | This trail IS open to equestrians. Mountain... | Sep 13, 2020 @ 12:37pm Sep 13, 2020 | ||
| trail | This trail IS open to equestrians! | Sep 13, 2020 @ 12:35pm Sep 13, 2020 | ||
| trail | This needs to be changed to green difficulty | Jul 21, 2020 @ 9:07am Jul 21, 2020 | ||
| trail | This needs to be changed to green difficulty | Jul 21, 2020 @ 9:07am Jul 21, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mancos State Park | 4 | 2.1 km | |||
| Transfer Recreation Area | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5.4 km |
| Echo Basin Riding Area | 1 | 2 | 5.7 km | ||
| Aqueduct | 2 | 6.6 km | |||
| Menefee Mountain | 1 | 8.1 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 15 | 24 miles | 630 ft | 5 miles | 1,302 ft | #5,027 | #2,191 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 65 | |
| E-Bike | 2 | 9 miles | 197 ft | 1 mile | 1,302 ft | 9 | ||||||
| Hike | 15 | 24 miles | 630 ft | 5 miles | 1,302 ft | #4,225 | #2,042 | 21 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Trail Running | 15 | 24 miles | 630 ft | 5 miles | 1,302 ft | #4,230 | #2,042 | 21 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Horse | 13 | 23 miles | 630 ft | 5 miles | 1,302 ft | #316 | #220 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 9 miles | 197 ft | 1 mile | 1,302 ft | 4 | ||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 9 miles | 197 ft | 1 mile | 1,302 ft | 4 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 3 | 7 miles | 233 ft | 2 miles | 656 ft | 1 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 9 | 9 miles | 463 ft | 4 miles | 505 ft | #133 | #88 | 7 |
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