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- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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A 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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google parking directions Region Details
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Open on 3 days
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #378
- State Ranking
- #13
- Trails
- 52
- Total Distance
- 34 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 16 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,651 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,126 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,973 ft
- Reports
- 157
- Photos
- 143
- Ridden Counter
- 3,791
Popular Red Rock Canyon Open Space Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Codell | |||
| Connector | |||
| Palmer Trail | |||
| Hogback Valley | |||
| Section 16 | |||
| Lower Codell | |||
| Santa COS | |||
| Garbage Chute | |||
| Mesa | |||
| Upper Codell | |||
| Section 16 | |||
| Lower Hogback |
Recent Trail Reports
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Videos of Red Rock Canyon Open Space Mountain Bike
trail: Section 16
10:35 |
64 |
Jan 22, 2018
trail: Section 16
5:23 |
665 |
Feb 23, 2012
trail: Intemann Sand Canyon
118 |
Nov 19, 2017 , Colorado Springs
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nasty Nate | 20 miles | |
| Red Rocks to Section 16 and Back | 15 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Do not climb this. It is open to moto... | Jun 27, 2018 @ 8:15am Jun 27, 2018 | ||
 | report | Dry up top, a little tacky down below! | Mar 30, 2016 @ 7:57am Mar 30, 2016 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TipP | add | ridelog | Nov 11, 2018 ride log | Nov 11, 2018 @ 4:55pm 2 days |
 | MountainAddict | add | report | Middle Codell | Nov 11, 2018 @ 5:14am 2 days |
 | JH87 | add | ridelog | Nov 10, 2018 ride log | Nov 10, 2018 @ 3:51pm 3 days |
| MountainAddict | add | ridelog | Nov 10, 2018 ride log | Nov 10, 2018 @ 3:40pm 3 days |
| sleoniak | add | ridelog | Nov 10, 2018 ride log | Nov 10, 2018 @ 2:20pm 3 days |
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rock Canyon Bike Park | skill park | Colorado Springs |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Park | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1.9 km | |
| Garden of the Gods Park | 11 | 7 | 2.6 km | ||
| Stratton Open Space | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3.1 km |
| Dorchester Park | 1 | 3.7 km | |||
| North Cheyenne Cañon | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4.3 km |
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