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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- 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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The area around Rico, Colorado features some of Colorado's best high elevation riding, including the famous Colorado Trail Blackhawk Pass section and the Calico trail. There are many long-distance epics that can be connected from the town of Rico.
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #2,797
- State Ranking
- #55
- Trails
- 11
- Total Distance
- 14 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 3 miles
- Total Descent
- 786 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 10,809 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,119 ft
- Reports
- 18
- Photos
- 22
- Ridden Counter
- 62
Popular Rico Mountain Bike Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT (Blackhawk Pass) | |||
| Scotch Creek | |||
| East Fork Tr 638 | |||
| Stoner Mesa | |||
| Salt Creek | |||
| Priest Gulch | |||
| Grindstone | |||
| Upper Calico Trail | |||
| Bear Creek (La Plata) | |||
| Gold Run | |||
| Bolam Pass | |||
| Calico |
Recent Trail Reports
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Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Rico Mountain Bike
trail: Salt Creek
14 | Salt Creek, Salida
Dec 13, 2017 @ 8:12pm
Dec 13, 2017
trail: CT (Blackhawk Pass)
17 | CT (Blackhawk Pass), Rico
Sep 21, 2017 @ 12:01pm
Sep 21, 2017
trail: CT (Blackhawk Pass)
24 | CT (Blackhawk Pass), Rico
Apr 3, 2017 @ 7:07pm
Apr 3, 2017Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Hi G, thanks for your report! It appears all... | May 20, 2018 @ 7:19am May 20, 2018 | ||
 | trail | As of Saturday May 12 there were trees across... | May 15, 2018 @ 6:26pm May 15, 2018 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | jasbushey | add | report | CT (Blackhawk Pass) | Jun 11, 2018 @ 7:57am Jun 11, 2018 |
| jt81031 | add | report | Scotch Creek and 4 more | Jun 10, 2018 @ 4:24pm Jun 10, 2018 |
| timcalkins | add | ridelog | Sep 27, 2015 ride log and 1 more | Jun 7, 2018 @ 11:43pm Jun 7, 2018 |
| timcalkins | add | ridelog | Sep 26, 2015 ride log and 1 more | Jun 7, 2018 @ 4:19pm Jun 7, 2018 |
 | zrbass | add | report | Salt Creek | Jun 7, 2018 @ 6:15am Jun 7, 2018 |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Bank and Molas Pass | 10 | 2 | 12.6 km | ||
| Hermosa Creek | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 km | |
| Coal Creek | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13.7 km | |
| Transfer Recreation Area | 1 | 18.8 km | |||
| Mountain Village Bike Park | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 20.1 km |
- By jasbushey & contributors
- Admins: chuktA, jpmcghee, RTA
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