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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.
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- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Last Ridden
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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- Nordic Ski
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Winter Trails
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
609 trails
- E-Bike
57 trails
- Horse
58 trails
- Hike
676 trails
- Trail Running
677 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
41 trails
- Observed Trials
0 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
7 trails
- Snowshoe
7 trails
- Downhill Ski
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
1 trails
- Nordic Ski
4 trails
Region Details
- 84
- 18
- 208
- 212
- 80
- 6
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 697
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 609
- Trails E-Bike
- 57
- Trails Horse
- 58
- Trails Hike
- 676
- Trails Trail Running
- 677
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 41
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 7
- Trails Snowshoe
- 7
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 4
- Total Distance
- 700 miles
- Total Descent
- 109,667 ft
- Total Vertical
- 8,555 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 14,098 ft
- Reports
- 6,823
- Photos
- 1,329
- Ridden Counter
- 2,521
Sub Regions
- Colorado Springs (487)
- Air Force Academy (7)
- Austin Bluffs (51)
- Bear Creek Park (18)
- Black Forest (20)
- Blodgett Peak Open Space (17)
- Bluestem Prairie Open Space (3)
- Dorchester Park (9)
- Farish Recreation Area (9)
- Fountain Park (6)
- Fox Run Regional Park (0)
- Garden of the Gods Park (18)
- High Chaparral Open Space (3)
- North Cheyenne Cañon Park (36)
- Palmer Park (69)
- Pikes Peak (22)
- Rampart Reservoir (13)
- Red Rock Canyon Open Space (63)
- Sand Creek (1)
- Stratton Open Space (26)
- Ute Valley Park (40)
- Woodmen Valley Park (5)
- Fort Carson (25)
- Monument (89)
- Mount Herman (74)
Popular El Paso County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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The Chutes Stratton Open Space | |||
Captain Jacks North Cheyenne Cañon Park | |||
Upper Chutes Stratton Open Space | |||
Buckhorn Cutoff North Cheyenne Cañon Park | |||
Juniper Trail Ute Valley Park | |||
Hummingbird Trail (Nachos) Colorado Springs | |||
Ridge South Stratton Open Space | |||
Scrub Oak Path Ute Valley Park | |||
East Loop Trail (South) Ute Valley Park | |||
East loop connector Ute Valley Park | |||
Yucca Path Ute Valley Park | |||
Red Rover Ute Valley Park | |||
Almond Butter Ute Valley Park | |||
Juniper Connector Ute Valley Park | |||
Ridge (SOS) Stratton Open Space |
El Paso County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Captain Jacks Chute Route Stratton Open Space | 13 miles | |
Pike's Peak "1/2 Plummet" - Elk Park Version Pikes Peak | 25 miles | |
Captain Jacks Chute La Veta Stratton Open Space | 12 miles | |
Upper Mount Ascension Helena | 3 miles | |
Beginner Red Rocks Loop Red Rock Canyon Open Space | 3 miles | |
D-Loop #3 North Cheyenne Cañon Park | 16 miles | |
Jones Park Full Pedal Stratton Open Space | 38 miles | |
APEX Stage 1: Palmer Park Palmer Park | 11 miles | |
Chamberlain To Buckhorn with finish on Captain Jacks and Chutes Stratton Open Space | 13 miles | |
D-Loop #6.1 Air Force Academy | 16 miles |
Photos of El Paso County Mountain Bike
trail: Northwoods Trail Bailout
4 |
Dec 1, 2024 @ 8:15pm
Dec 1, 2024
trail: Northwoods Trail
6 |
Nov 30, 2024 @ 2:36pm
Nov 30, 2024
trail: Northwoods Trail
16 |
Nov 30, 2024 @ 2:36pm
Nov 30, 2024
trail: Spicy McHaggis
16 |
Oct 21, 2024 @ 3:50pm
Oct 21, 2024
trail: Old Colorado City Trail
10 |
Oct 15, 2024 @ 2:32pm
Oct 15, 2024
trail: Upper Meadows Loop
4 |
Oct 14, 2024 @ 10:27am
Oct 14, 2024
trail: Falcon Loop
25 |
Jun 30, 2024 @ 2:52pm
Jun 30, 2024
trail: Falcon Loop
32 |
Jun 30, 2024 @ 2:52pm
Jun 30, 2024Videos of El Paso County Mountain Bike

trail: Upper Chutes
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Aug 29, 2024

trail: Captain Jacks (Lower)
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Aug 29, 2024

trail: Black Sheep
964 |
May 12, 2023

trail: High Drive
104 |
Nov 14, 2022

trail: Elk Park
218 |
Oct 16, 2022

trail: Rampart Reservoir Trail
193 |
Oct 4, 2022

trail: Captain Jacks
118 |
Nov 8, 2021

trail: High Drive
374 |
Nov 1, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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HKoeppen | wishlist | route | activity #69922341 | Apr 19, 2025 @ 4:43am 3 mins |
fly-navy | add | report | activity #69905968 | Apr 18, 2025 @ 7:07pm 10 hours |
fly-navy | add | report | activity #69905967 and 4 more | Apr 18, 2025 @ 7:07pm 10 hours |
fly-navy | add | report | activity #69905709 | Apr 18, 2025 @ 7:00pm 10 hours |
DominicKGndwt | wishlist | trail | activity #69901126 | Apr 18, 2025 @ 5:27pm 11 hours |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Really cool, until the switchbacks, and then... | Apr 11, 2025 @ 7:43pm Apr 11, 2025 | ||
trail | Trail signage calls this Parallel Trail. After... | Mar 28, 2025 @ 1:30pm Mar 28, 2025 | ||
trail | Pretty fun as a descent, with some mild rocky... | Mar 28, 2025 @ 1:29pm Mar 28, 2025 | ||
trail | The trail signage calls this Greenlee.... | Mar 28, 2025 @ 1:27pm Mar 28, 2025 | ||
trail | Not a gromer, but a classic COS rough riding... | Mar 17, 2025 @ 7:42am Mar 17, 2025 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails165 awarded -
10 Blue Trails204 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k36 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge70 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge1 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k36 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Goose Gossage Dirt Jumps | skill park | Colorado Springs | |
Red Rock Canyon Bike Park | skill park | Colorado Springs | |
El Pomar Youth Bike Park | skill park | Colorado Springs | |
Ute Valley Bike Dojo | skill park | Colorado Springs | |
Aztec Family Raceway | skill park | Colorado Springs |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 609 | 632 miles | 99,491 ft | 279 miles | 8,556 ft | 1,287 | 6,815 | 74 | 147,548 | |||
E-Bike | 57 | 128 miles | 13,343 ft | 52 miles | 6,827 ft | 5,726 | 1 | 4,003 | ||||
Horse | 58 | 65 miles | 10,003 ft | 32 miles | 8,556 ft | 1,063 | 6 | 2 | ||||
Hike | 676 | 684 miles | 106,020 ft | 292 miles | 8,556 ft | 34 | 6,717 | 34 | 17,531 | |||
Trail Running | 677 | 686 miles | 106,906 ft | 293 miles | 8,556 ft | 16 | 6,718 | 34 | 9,477 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 41 | 67 miles | 10,787 ft | 32 miles | 6,827 ft | 1,080 | 35 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 7 | 23 miles | 2,661 ft | 10 miles | 2,595 ft | 1,020 | 6 | |||||
Snowshoe | 7 | 15 miles | 548 ft | 7 miles | 1,191 ft | 9 | 6 | 69 | ||||
Backcountry Ski | 1 | 9 miles | 108 ft | 5 miles | 105 ft | 2 | 95 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 4 | 13 miles | 367 ft | 7 miles | 837 ft | 6 | 166 |
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