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Activity Recordings
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- moto (1 year)
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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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- Mountain Bike
59 trails
- E-Bike
2 trails
- Hike
61 trails
- Trail Running
61 trails
- Horse
4 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
1 trails
Region Details
- 5
- 20
- 29
- 4
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Jul 9, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 61
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 59
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 61
- Trails Trail Running
- 61
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Total Distance
- 40 miles
- Total Descent
- 9,325 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,958 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,110 ft
- Reports
- 978
- Photos
- 171
- Ridden Counter
- 19,952
Popular Red Rock Canyon Open Space Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Red Rock Canyon Open Space | 7 miles | |
| Red Rocks to Section 16 and Back | 15 miles | |
| ScreaminDemon Loop | 8 miles | |
| Red Rocks Loop | 6 miles | |
| Red Rock (Palmer / Section 16) Loop | 6 miles | |
| Red Rocks Canyon Loop | 8 miles | |
| Red Rocks OS from the South | 10 miles | |
| Nasty Nate | 20 miles | |
| Bear Creek trail | 5 miles | |
| Pikes Peak (via Barr Trail) | 23 miles |
Photos of Red Rock Canyon Open Space Mountain Bike
trail: Roundup
8 |
Jul 16, 2022 @ 9:04am
Jul 16, 2022
trail: Roundup
8 |
Jul 16, 2022 @ 9:03am
Jul 16, 2022
trail: Roundup
8 |
Jul 16, 2022 @ 9:03am
Jul 16, 2022
trail: Roundup
9 |
Jul 16, 2022 @ 9:03am
Jul 16, 2022
trail: Mesa
23 |
Mar 26, 2022 @ 4:44pm
Mar 26, 2022
trail: Intemann Sand Canyon
42 |
Jan 19, 2022 @ 12:13am
Jan 19, 2022
trail: Mesa
22 |
Dec 27, 2021 @ 12:50pm
Dec 27, 2021Videos of Red Rock Canyon Open Space Mountain Bike
trail: Garbage Chute
114 |
Oct 20, 2021
trail: New Sand Canyon
0:13 |
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Aug 31, 2020
trail: Red Rock Canyon
0:10 |
108 |
Jan 12, 2019
trail: Section 16
0:11 |
90 |
Nov 18, 2018
trail: Section 16
0:06 |
59 |
Nov 18, 2018
trail: Section 16
10:35 |
88 |
Jan 22, 2018
trail: Section 16
5:23 |
688 |
Feb 23, 2012
trail: New Lion
5:34 |
9 |
Jul 13, 2022 , Colorado Springs
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 16 | Jul 27, 2022 @ 4:54pm Jul 27, 2022 | Ideal | gcm1221 | ||
| New Sand Canyon | Jul 27, 2022 @ 4:54pm Jul 27, 2022 | Ideal | gcm1221 | ||
| Sand Canyon Acc | Jul 27, 2022 @ 4:54pm Jul 27, 2022 | Ideal | gcm1221 | ||
| Mesa | Jul 27, 2022 @ 4:54pm Jul 27, 2022 | Ideal | gcm1221 | ||
| Lower Hogback | Jul 27, 2022 @ 4:54pm Jul 27, 2022 | Ideal | gcm1221 | ||
| Dirty Acres | Jul 25, 2022 @ 11:51am Jul 25, 2022 | Ideal | ertoo | ||
| New Lion | Jul 25, 2022 @ 11:51am Jul 25, 2022 | Variable | ertoo | ||
| Rim Cutoff (Shish Kabob) | Jul 25, 2022 @ 11:51am Jul 25, 2022 | Ideal | ertoo | ||
| Connector | Jul 25, 2022 @ 11:51am Jul 25, 2022 | Ideal | ertoo | ||
| Santa COS | Jul 21, 2022 @ 5:32pm Jul 21, 2022 | Dry | Jredding117 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | juniormarin | wishlist | region | Red Rock Canyon Open Space | Aug 8, 2022 @ 10:17am 20 hours |
| StrokeDoc | wishlist | route | Red Rocks Fun Trails | Aug 8, 2022 @ 2:21am 1 day |
| crussle3 | wishlist | route | Red Rocks to Section 16 and Back | Aug 7, 2022 @ 9:04am 2 days |
| crussle3 | wishlist | route | Red Rocks Fun Trails | Aug 6, 2022 @ 9:03pm 2 days |
| crussle3 | wishlist | trail | Section 16 | Aug 6, 2022 @ 9:02pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | One of the main trails. Slightly steep in a... | Jul 17, 2022 @ 2:06pm Jul 17, 2022 | ||
| trail | Closest thing to black in this area but most... | Jul 17, 2022 @ 2:05pm Jul 17, 2022 | ||
| trail | I rode up this by accident...looks like alot... | Jul 17, 2022 @ 1:54pm Jul 17, 2022 | ||
| trail | This is not a straight trail as the map... | Jul 17, 2022 @ 1:50pm Jul 17, 2022 | ||
| trail | Wow this trail is actual more black than the... | Jul 17, 2022 @ 1:45pm Jul 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 59 | 39 miles | 9,255 ft | 19 miles | 2,956 ft | #235 | #106 | 160 | 977 | 14 | 10,986 | |
| E-Bike | 2 | 4 miles | 1,145 ft | 3 miles | 2,503 ft | #787 | #241 | 6 | 805 | 51 | ||
| Hike | 61 | 40 miles | 9,324 ft | 19 miles | 2,956 ft | #149 | #80 | 2 | 976 | 5 | 1,086 | |
| Trail Running | 61 | 40 miles | 9,324 ft | 19 miles | 2,956 ft | #150 | #79 | 4 | 976 | 4 | 539 | |
| Horse | 4 | 5 miles | 1,207 ft | 3 miles | 2,917 ft | #153 | #110 | 194 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 3 miles | 909 ft | 2 miles | 869 ft | #64 | #39 | 193 |
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