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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
27 trails
- E-Bike
0 trails
- Horse
1 trails
- Hike
27 trails
- Trail Running
27 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Region Details
- 9
- 17
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Aug 31, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 27
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 27
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 27
- Trails Trail Running
- 27
- Total Distance
- 42 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,390 ft
- Total Vertical
- 383 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,662 ft
- Reports
- 734
- Photos
- 109
- Ridden Counter
- 24,143
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 | |
race | 16 miles |
Photos of Phil's World Mountain Bike
trail: Stinky Spring Loop
23 |
Aug 21, 2023 @ 6:39pm
Aug 21, 2023
trail: Coco Race
207 |
May 18, 2019 @ 3:06pm
May 18, 2019
trail: Lemon Head
217 |
Apr 1, 2019 @ 6:12pm
Apr 1, 2019
trail: Lemon Head
188 |
Apr 1, 2019 @ 6:11pm
Apr 1, 2019
trail: Ledges Loop
225 |
Dec 7, 2017 @ 7:25am
Dec 7, 2017
trail: Coco Race
288 |
Dec 6, 2017 @ 6:56am
Dec 6, 2017
trail: Coco Race
279 |
Dec 6, 2017 @ 6:56am
Dec 6, 2017
trail: Ledges Loop
256 |
May 19, 2017 @ 11:00am
May 19, 2017Videos of Phil's World Mountain Bike

trail: Rib Cage
10:24 |
215 |
Jan 16, 2018

trail: Here For More
7:09 |
157 |
Dec 13, 2021 , Cortez

trail: Poquito Burrito
0:20 |
639 |
Apr 19, 2021 , Cortez

trail: Rib Cage
9:29 |
529 |
May 2, 2020 , Cortez
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Coco Race | Nov 22, 2023 @ 5:46am Nov 22, 2023 | Dry | pvanbeek | ||
Abajo | Nov 22, 2023 @ 5:46am Nov 22, 2023 | Dry | pvanbeek | ||
Rib Cage | Nov 22, 2023 @ 5:46am Nov 22, 2023 | Dry | pvanbeek | ||
Here For More | Nov 22, 2023 @ 5:46am Nov 22, 2023 | Dry | pvanbeek | ||
DRB ESB | Nov 22, 2023 @ 5:46am Nov 22, 2023 | Dry | pvanbeek | ||
Lemon Head | Oct 24, 2023 @ 11:54am Oct 24, 2023 | Dry | ritzy114 | ||
Stinky Spring Loop | Oct 24, 2023 @ 11:54am Oct 24, 2023 | Dry | ritzy114 | ||
Ledges Loop | Oct 21, 2023 @ 8:33am Oct 21, 2023 | Dry | nwta-ted | ||
Stinky Cutoff | Oct 21, 2023 @ 8:33am Oct 21, 2023 | Dry | nwta-ted | ||
2-More Connector | Sep 11, 2023 @ 9:54am Sep 11, 2023 | Ideal | mtbike52 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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allisgab000 | wishlist | region | activity #46915639 | Dec 3, 2023 @ 9:01am Dec 3, 2023 |
allisgab000 | wishlist | trail | activity #46915638 | Dec 3, 2023 @ 9:01am Dec 3, 2023 |
Joannal1mUVF | wishlist | region | activity #46771740 | Nov 28, 2023 @ 9:42pm Nov 28, 2023 |
OmeTUxPo | ridden | trail | activity #46753221 | Nov 28, 2023 @ 3:16am Nov 28, 2023 |
pvanbeek | add | report | activity #46586008 and 4 more | Nov 23, 2023 @ 5:45am Nov 23, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | A | Nov 3, 2023 @ 3:07pm Nov 3, 2023 | ||
trail | Maybe the trail has changed over the years but... | Sep 19, 2023 @ 4:00pm Sep 19, 2023 | ||
trail | Phil’s is best known for Rib Cage… but... | May 19, 2023 @ 6:57pm May 19, 2023 | ||
trail | This really is a fun trail an like others... | Oct 18, 2022 @ 6:45pm Oct 18, 2022 | ||
report | Nssjd | Jun 4, 2022 @ 10:12am Jun 4, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Phil's North | 6 | 2 | 2.9 km | ||
Geer Natural Area | 4 | 1 | 4.8 km | ||
Aqueduct | 8 | 9.4 km | |||
Boggy Draw | 18 | 5 | 10.1 km | ||
Mancos State Park | 4 | 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 | 27 | 42 miles | 4,390 ft | 18 miles | 384 ft | #270 | #127 | 108 | 734 | 6 | 8,415 | |
Horse | 1 | 3 miles | 256 ft | 5,210 ft | 167 ft | #177 | #140 | 226 | 2 | |||
Hike | 27 | 42 miles | 4,390 ft | 18 miles | 384 ft | #172 | #95 | 734 | 18 | 48 | ||
Trail Running | 27 | 42 miles | 4,390 ft | 18 miles | 384 ft | #171 | #93 | 734 | 18 | 45 |
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