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SavePhil’s World offers nearly 60 miles of mountain bike trail located outside of Cortez, Colorado. Full of steep, short up and down pitches pitches that dip in and out of arroyos, over slickrock and ledges, with views of the Sleeping Ute, La Plata, and Mesa Verde mountains. The trails are much smoother and more buff than what you will find in central Colorado and on the Front Range. The most popular trail in the system is Rib Cage
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country

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- Mountain Bike
28 trails
- E-Bike
1 trails
- Horse
1 trails
- Hike
29 trails
- Trail Running
29 trails
- Nordic Ski
1 trails
Region Details
- 9
- 17
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Feb 9, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 27
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 29
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 29
- Trails Trail Running
- 29
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 42 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,390 ft
- Total Vertical
- 383 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,662 ft
- Reports
- 1,045
- Photos
- 138
- Ridden Counter
- 28,761
Popular Phil's World Mountain Biking Trails
Phil's World Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Phil's World | 26 miles | |
The Best of Phil's World | 18 miles | |
Phil's Rib Cage Loop | 6 miles | |
Phil's World - Main Loop | 10 miles | |
Freehub Magazine: Rib Cage | 3,602 ft | |
Phil's Mega Loop | 47 miles | |
12 Hours of Mesa Verde Lap race | 16 miles | |
7 mile Phil's World Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
9 mile Phil's World Ride | popular ridelog | 9 miles |
12 mile Phil's World Ride | popular ridelog | 12 miles |
Photos of Phil's World Mountain Bike
trail: Ledges Loop
9 |
Aug 28, 2024 @ 9:38am
Aug 28, 2024
trail: Coco Race
263 |
May 18, 2019 @ 3:06pm
May 18, 2019
trail: Lemon Head
275 |
Apr 1, 2019 @ 6:12pm
Apr 1, 2019
trail: Lemon Head
243 |
Apr 1, 2019 @ 6:11pm
Apr 1, 2019
trail: Ledges Loop
279 |
Dec 7, 2017 @ 7:25am
Dec 7, 2017
trail: Coco Race
353 |
Dec 6, 2017 @ 6:56am
Dec 6, 2017
trail: Coco Race
333 |
Dec 6, 2017 @ 6:56am
Dec 6, 2017
trail: Ledges Loop
309 |
May 19, 2017 @ 11:00am
May 19, 2017Videos of Phil's World Mountain Bike

trail: Rib Cage
10:24 |
225 |
Jan 16, 2018

trail: DRB ESB
39:22 |
16 |
Jan 6, 2025 , Cortez

trail: Here For More
39:22 |
14 |
Jan 6, 2025 , Cortez

trail: Rib Cage
39:22 |
18 |
Jan 6, 2025 , Cortez

trail: Stinky Spring Loop
39:22 |
10 |
Jan 6, 2025 , Cortez

trail: Abajo
39:22 |
11 |
Jan 6, 2025 , Cortez

trail: Lemon Head
39:22 |
18 |
Jan 6, 2025 , Cortez

trail: Coco Race
39:22 |
13 |
Jan 6, 2025 , Cortez
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Cash Canyon TH Connector | Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:53am Feb 9, 2025 | Dry | zac-bassuener | ||
High-Life Loop | Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:53am Feb 9, 2025 | Dry | zac-bassuener | ||
Talon | Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:53am Feb 9, 2025 | Variable | zac-bassuener | ||
Cortez North Trailhead | Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:53am Feb 9, 2025 | Dry | zac-bassuener | ||
Highline Loop | Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:53am Feb 9, 2025 | Dry | zac-bassuener | ||
6400 | Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:53am Feb 9, 2025 | Variable | zac-bassuener | ||
Abajo | Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:53am Feb 9, 2025 | Dry | zac-bassuener | ||
Lemon Head | Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:53am Feb 9, 2025 | Dry | zac-bassuener | ||
Coco Race | Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:53am Feb 9, 2025 | Dry | zac-bassuener | ||
Trust Loop | Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:53am Feb 9, 2025 | Variable | zac-bassuener |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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bikesarefriends | ridden | trail | activity #66082511 and 1 more | Feb 11, 2025 @ 9:57pm Feb 11, 2025 |
zac-bassuener | add | report | activity #65987861 and 14 more | Feb 9, 2025 @ 4:36pm Feb 9, 2025 |
ErinKuhlmano83 | add | report | activity #65876346 and 1 more | Feb 8, 2025 @ 6:04am Feb 8, 2025 |
swanybikes16 | wishlist | trail | activity #65860240 | Feb 7, 2025 @ 8:05pm Feb 7, 2025 |
OmeTUxPo | comment | trail | activity #65814584 | Feb 6, 2025 @ 8:51pm Feb 6, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Serious mud at bridges over ravines still a... | Feb 6, 2025 @ 8:51pm Feb 6, 2025 | ||
trail | One of my favorites @ Phil’s. Yes there is... | Jan 23, 2025 @ 6:16pm Jan 23, 2025 | ||
trail | It's the name of a beer at Dolores River... | Jan 6, 2025 @ 1:08pm Jan 6, 2025 | ||
trail | I've been avoiding this trail for years based... | Aug 28, 2024 @ 9:27am Aug 28, 2024 | ||
trail | Should be a black. Very steep with technical | Jul 22, 2024 @ 9:28am Jul 22, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phil's North | 6 | 2 | 2.9 km | ||
Geer Natural Area | 4 | 1 | 4.8 km | ||
Aqueduct | 8 | 9.4 km | |||
Boggy Draw | 21 | 5 | 10.1 km | ||
Mancos State Park | 6 | 12.8 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 |
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Mountain Bike | 28 | 42 miles | 4,390 ft | 18 miles | 384 ft | #263 | #126 | 145 | 1,044 | 7 | 10,976 | |
E-Bike | 1 | #1,227 | 1 | 923 | 116 | |||||||
Horse | 1 | 3 miles | 256 ft | 5,210 ft | 167 ft | #928 | 234 | 3 | ||||
Hike | 29 | 42 miles | 4,390 ft | 18 miles | 384 ft | #169 | #92 | 1,044 | 18 | 92 | ||
Trail Running | 29 | 42 miles | 4,390 ft | 18 miles | 384 ft | #168 | #90 | 1,044 | 18 | 84 | ||
Nordic Ski | 1 | #461 | 1 | 134 |
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