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SaveHeil Valley Ranch was severely affected by the October 17, 2020 CalWood Fire. The south side of the property was closed for 607 days and reopened on June 16, 2021. Middle Wapiti (the first section of singletrack) remains closed with no reopening date for nesting golden eagles.
Heil Valley Ranch is a great place for strong intermediate riders. The new Overland Loop intermediate trail and the new Schoolhouse Loop beginner/kids trail (opened June 7, 2019) makes it a great place to beginners to learn before heading further into Heil for the challenging Wapiti trail.
Most of the trails here are crafted with mountain bikers in mind. If great turns on well-built rock-armored trails are on your mind today, Heil is the place to go There are heaps of Easter eggs to be found (the fun jumps and rock problems kind, not the chicken egg kind. If you find a real egg, best leave it so you don't anger a mama turkey or alligator who laid it).
Heil is totally rideable on a hardtail, but you'll be sore at the end of the day. Lots of medium sized "babyhead" rocks abound (and often bound up at you when you run over them), so it's bumpy! But, hop on a bigger travel mountain bike and the trails smooth out like butter... well, maybe like chunky spoiled milk, but you get the point.
Check out the Van Hagar if you want to see a sort of "best of" for more advanced riders here. Or, ride up one side and down the other (like Lyons to Wapiti via Picture Rock or the other way 'round).
This place gets mad busy in the spring when all the people who don't realize that biking is fun all the time abandon that silly sport of sliding downhill on wooden sticks and start riding again. If you want to come ride on a warm sunny weekend day, get here early or you might find the parking lots all full.
Heil Valley Ranch is a great place for strong intermediate riders. The new Overland Loop intermediate trail and the new Schoolhouse Loop beginner/kids trail (opened June 7, 2019) makes it a great place to beginners to learn before heading further into Heil for the challenging Wapiti trail.
Most of the trails here are crafted with mountain bikers in mind. If great turns on well-built rock-armored trails are on your mind today, Heil is the place to go There are heaps of Easter eggs to be found (the fun jumps and rock problems kind, not the chicken egg kind. If you find a real egg, best leave it so you don't anger a mama turkey or alligator who laid it).
Heil is totally rideable on a hardtail, but you'll be sore at the end of the day. Lots of medium sized "babyhead" rocks abound (and often bound up at you when you run over them), so it's bumpy! But, hop on a bigger travel mountain bike and the trails smooth out like butter... well, maybe like chunky spoiled milk, but you get the point.
Check out the Van Hagar if you want to see a sort of "best of" for more advanced riders here. Or, ride up one side and down the other (like Lyons to Wapiti via Picture Rock or the other way 'round).
This place gets mad busy in the spring when all the people who don't realize that biking is fun all the time abandon that silly sport of sliding downhill on wooden sticks and start riding again. If you want to come ride on a warm sunny weekend day, get here early or you might find the parking lots all full.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Regional Recreation Area
Land Manager: Boulder County Parks & Open Space

Disclaimer:
Dogs/pets are not allowed at Heil Valley Ranch.
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- Mountain Bike
9 trails
- Hike
9 trails
- Trail Running
9 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of Jun 16, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 10
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 9
- Trails Hike
- 9
- Trails Trail Running
- 9
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Total Distance
- 18 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,378 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,407 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,808 ft
- Reports
- 739
- Photos
- 101
- Ridden Counter
- 4,241
Popular Heil Valley Ranch Mountain Biking Trails
Heil Valley Ranch Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Pondarosa Loop from Picture Rock | 16 miles | |
Picture Rock to Wild Turkey | 14 miles | |
The Van Hagar - Best of Both Worlds! | 12 miles | |
The Diamond Dave | 9 miles | |
Heil Ranch, frontside | 8 miles | |
Schoolhouse & Overland Loops | 4 miles | |
Picture Rock to the Table Beginner Ride | 4 miles | |
The Little Burrito | 37 miles | |
Ya great big turkey | 10 miles | |
Heil Valley Ranch | 8 miles |
Photos of Heil Valley Ranch Mountain Bike
trail: Overland Loop
3 |
Jun 27, 2022 @ 2:45pm
Jun 27, 2022
trail: Overland Loop
2 |
Jun 27, 2022 @ 2:42pm
Jun 27, 2022
trail: Picture Rock
462 |
Feb 27, 2015 @ 11:08am
Feb 27, 2015
trail: Upper Wapiti
408 |
Jun 4, 2013 @ 10:07pm
Jun 4, 2013Videos of Heil Valley Ranch Mountain Bike

trail: Picture Rock
3:53 |
158 |
Sep 7, 2021 , Lyons
youtuber

trail: Overland Loop
9:52 |
265 |
Aug 21, 2017 , Lyons
youtuber

trail: Upper Wapiti
10:17 |
270 |
Aug 22, 2017 , Lyons
youtuber

9:44 |
152 |
Aug 26, 2017
youtuber

trail: Wild Turkey
14:38 |
444 |
Dec 4, 2018 , Lyons
youtuber

trail: Picture Rock
1014 |
Aug 31, 2016 , Lyons
youtuber

trail: Picture Rock
696 |
Aug 31, 2016 , Lyons
youtuber

trail: Wild Turkey
594 |
Aug 31, 2016 , Lyons
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Picture Rock | Jul 2, 2022 @ 12:12pm 2 days | Dry | gmartinez146 | ||
Overland Loop | Jun 16, 2022 @ 6:53pm Jun 16, 2022 | Very Dry | provin1327 | ||
Ponderosa Loop | Jun 16, 2022 @ 6:52pm Jun 16, 2022 | Very Dry | provin1327 | ||
Upper Wapiti | Jun 16, 2022 @ 6:52pm Jun 16, 2022 | Very Dry | provin1327 | ||
Heil Valley Ranch Road | Jun 16, 2022 @ 4:08am Jun 16, 2022 | Dry | WendyBMA BMA | ||
Lower Wapiti | Jun 16, 2022 @ 4:08am Jun 16, 2022 | Dry | WendyBMA BMA | ||
Overland Access (N) | Jun 16, 2022 @ 4:08am Jun 16, 2022 | Dry | WendyBMA BMA | ||
Overland Access (S) | Jun 16, 2022 @ 4:08am Jun 16, 2022 | Dry | WendyBMA BMA | ||
Schoolhouse Loop | Jun 16, 2022 @ 4:08am Jun 16, 2022 | Dry | WendyBMA BMA | ||
Skills Loop | Jun 16, 2022 @ 4:08am Jun 16, 2022 | Dry | WendyBMA BMA |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | tromero72 | wishlist | route | The Van Hagar - Best of Both Worlds! | Jul 3, 2022 @ 6:49am 24 hours |
![]() | gmartinez146 | add | report | Picture Rock | Jul 2, 2022 @ 3:06pm 2 days |
![]() | Lohhari | wishlist | route | Ya great big turkey | Jul 2, 2022 @ 12:52pm 2 days |
![]() | Cleon | wishlist | route | The Little Burrito | Jun 29, 2022 @ 8:15pm Jun 29, 2022 |
![]() | mhynek | add | photo | in My City and 9 more | Jun 27, 2022 @ 2:40pm Jun 27, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Awesome flows trail…even going uphill. Last... | Nov 13, 2021 @ 1:51pm Nov 13, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Bring a bell or be prepared to sing on the... | Aug 23, 2021 @ 8:33am Aug 23, 2021 | ||
![]() | report | Trail is mostly dry. Only a few small puddles... | Aug 2, 2021 @ 12:56pm Aug 2, 2021 | ||
![]() | report | Yay for trail conditions poetry! | Jun 7, 2021 @ 1:31pm Jun 7, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Such a fun trail. You have to work for your... | Aug 26, 2020 @ 7:18pm Aug 26, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hall Ranch | 3 | 1 | 2.9 km | ||
Lefthand OHV | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 5.3 km |
Pella Crossing | 4 | 5.7 km | |||
Lagerman Agricultural Preserve | 5.9 km | ||||
Rabbit Mountain Open Space | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 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 |
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Mountain Bike | 9 | 17 miles | 1,115 ft | 5 miles | 1,407 ft | #1,253 | #674 | 100 | 720 | 10 | 4,345 | |
Hike | 9 | 18 miles | 1,302 ft | 5 miles | 1,407 ft | #993 | #617 | 1 | 711 | 7 | 23 | |
Trail Running | 9 | 18 miles | 1,302 ft | 5 miles | 1,407 ft | #999 | #616 | 710 | 7 | 33 | ||
Horse | 1 | 1 mile | 262 ft | 1 mile | 266 ft | 175 | 4 |
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