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SaveA former landfill turned city open space in 2003. Beautiful red sandstone hogbacks throughout, trails from flow to chunky exposed rock. Mostly intermediate.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
60 trails
- E-Bike
2 trails
- Horse
4 trails
- Hike
62 trails
- Trail Running
62 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
1 trails
Region Details
- 5
- 20
- 30
- 4
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Jul 9, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 62
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 60
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 62
- Trails Trail Running
- 62
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Total Distance
- 41 miles
- Total Descent
- 9,190 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,958 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,110 ft
- Reports
- 1,231
- Photos
- 179
- Ridden Counter
- 25,100
Popular Red Rock Canyon Open Space Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Beginner Red Rocks Loop | 3 miles | |
ScreaminDemon Loop | 8 miles | |
Red Rocks to Section 16 and Back | 15 miles | |
D-Loop #7 | 9 miles | |
D-Loop #1.2 | 14 miles | |
Red Rock Canyon Open Space | 7 miles | |
Nasty Nate | 20 miles | |
Red Rocks Loop | 6 miles | |
Red Rock (Palmer / Section 16) Loop | 6 miles | |
Red Rocks Canyon Loop | 8 miles |
Photos of Red Rock Canyon Open Space Mountain Bike
trail: White Acres( Hannah Montana)
13 |
Jun 21, 2023 @ 9:28am
Jun 21, 2023
trail: White Acres Access
6 |
Jun 21, 2023 @ 9:28am
Jun 21, 2023
trail: Iron Mountain
26 |
Jun 20, 2023 @ 4:43pm
Jun 20, 2023
trail: Iron Mountain
27 |
Jun 20, 2023 @ 4:42pm
Jun 20, 2023
trail: Section 16
9 |
Jun 19, 2023 @ 10:44am
Jun 19, 2023
trail: Wheeler Pit
8 |
Apr 9, 2023 @ 5:57pm
Apr 9, 2023
trail: Red Mountain Trail
36 |
Dec 25, 2022 @ 11:46am
Dec 25, 2022
trail: Roundup
49 |
Jul 16, 2022 @ 9:04am
Jul 16, 2022Videos of Red Rock Canyon Open Space Mountain Bike

trail: Garbage Chute
156 |
Oct 20, 2021

trail: New Sand Canyon
0:13 |
|
Aug 31, 2020

trail: Red Rock Canyon
0:10 |
114 |
Jan 12, 2019

trail: Section 16
0:11 |
101 |
Nov 18, 2018

trail: Section 16
0:06 |
65 |
Nov 18, 2018

trail: Section 16
10:35 |
93 |
Jan 22, 2018

trail: Section 16
5:23 |
690 |
Feb 23, 2012

trail: New Lion
5:34 |
129 |
Jul 13, 2022 , Colorado Springs
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Red Rock Canyon | Nov 15, 2023 @ 1:47pm Nov 15, 2023 | Ideal | jimwp | ||
Greenlee | Nov 15, 2023 @ 1:46pm Nov 15, 2023 | Ideal | jimwp | ||
Roundup | Nov 15, 2023 @ 1:45pm Nov 15, 2023 | Dry | jimwp | ||
Mesa | Nov 15, 2023 @ 1:44pm Nov 15, 2023 | Ideal | jimwp | ||
Sand Canyon | Nov 15, 2023 @ 1:43pm Nov 15, 2023 | Ideal | jimwp | ||
Sand Canyon | Nov 15, 2023 @ 1:42pm Nov 15, 2023 | Ideal | jimwp | ||
Meadowlark | Nov 15, 2023 @ 4:34am Nov 15, 2023 | Very Dry | jimwp | ||
Sand Canyon Acc | Nov 15, 2023 @ 4:34am Nov 15, 2023 | Ideal | jimwp | ||
Mesa | Nov 15, 2023 @ 4:34am Nov 15, 2023 | Dry | jimwp | ||
Quarry Pass | Nov 15, 2023 @ 4:34am Nov 15, 2023 | Dry | jimwp |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Norbert14 | wishlist | region | activity #46916902 | Dec 3, 2023 @ 12:53pm 19 hours |
MarcusFrG15z | wishlist | trail | activity #46826157 | Nov 30, 2023 @ 7:34pm Nov 30, 2023 |
mbr1818 | ridden | trail | activity #46535031 | Nov 21, 2023 @ 5:57pm Nov 21, 2023 |
DougMoore | wishlist | route | activity #46425899 | Nov 18, 2023 @ 8:50am Nov 18, 2023 |
jimwp | add | report | activity #46360579 and 3 more | Nov 16, 2023 @ 6:19am Nov 16, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Jumps? lol | Jul 17, 2023 @ 1:55pm Jul 17, 2023 | ||
trail | Sustained climb on wide trail with a lot of... | Jul 2, 2023 @ 8:38pm Jul 2, 2023 | ||
trail | Liking the new trail, all singletrack now. | Jun 21, 2023 @ 2:16pm Jun 21, 2023 | ||
trail | Currently closed. | Jun 21, 2023 @ 2:15pm Jun 21, 2023 | ||
trail | Trail closed due as of 4 OCT 22. | Oct 4, 2022 @ 10:07pm Oct 4, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bear Creek Park | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1.9 km | |
Garden of the Gods Park | 6 | 5 | 2.6 km | ||
Stratton Open Space | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3.1 km |
Dorchester Park | 1 | 2 | 3.7 km | ||
Pikes Peak Ranger District | 3.8 km |
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Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Red Rock Canyon Bike Park | 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 | 60 | 40 miles | 9,121 ft | 19 miles | 2,956 ft | #240 | #109 | 167 | 1,230 | 20 | 14,045 | |
E-Bike | 2 | 4 miles | 1,188 ft | 3 miles | 2,513 ft | #974 | #307 | 6 | 1,010 | 91 | ||
Horse | 4 | 5 miles | 1,207 ft | 3 miles | 2,917 ft | #126 | #104 | 204 | 3 | |||
Hike | 62 | 41 miles | 9,190 ft | 19 miles | 2,956 ft | #149 | #80 | 2 | 1,229 | 10 | 1,684 | |
Trail Running | 62 | 41 miles | 9,190 ft | 19 miles | 2,956 ft | #149 | #79 | 4 | 1,229 | 9 | 966 | |
Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 3 miles | 909 ft | 2 miles | 869 ft | #59 | #38 | 196 | 1 |
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