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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
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- Dry
- Very Dry
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intendid direction a trail should be ridden.
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
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- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- 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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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.
Region Details
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Caution on Dec 16, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #3,094
- State Ranking
- #57
- Trails (view details)
- 24
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 24
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 24
- Trails Trail Running
- 24
- Total Distance
- 171 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 78 miles
- Total Descent
- 40,637 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,731 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 12,289 ft
- Reports
- 53
- Photos
- 28
- Ridden Counter
- 167
Popular Rico Mountain Biking Trails
Recent Trail Reports
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Current Trail Warnings
| trail | date | info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Run | Aug 21, 2018 @ 7:49am Aug 21, 2018 |
Photos of Rico Mountain Bike
trail: Groundhog Stock Trail
10 | Groundhog Stock Trail
Jul 10, 2018 @ 5:20pm
Jul 10, 2018
trail: Groundhog Stock Trail
8 | Groundhog Stock Trail
Jul 10, 2018 @ 5:20pm
Jul 10, 2018
trail: Groundhog Stock Trail
12 | Groundhog Stock Trail
Jul 10, 2018 @ 5:17pm
Jul 10, 2018
trail: Stoner Mesa
13 | Stoner Mesa, Cortez
Jul 7, 2018 @ 9:14pm
Jul 7, 2018Videos of Rico Mountain Bike
youtuber
![Finding Flow in the High Alpine Solitude | CO...]()
trail: CT (Blackhawk Pass)
11:47 |
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Sep 20, 2018 , Rico
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | This is a great descent. Route finding to get... | Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:01pm Aug 26, 2018 | ||
 | trail | I've ridden Groundhog Stock trail three times... | Jul 10, 2018 @ 7:27pm Jul 10, 2018 | ||
 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trumpetinc | add | ridelog | Aug 17, 2013 ride log | Dec 12, 2018 @ 4:23pm Dec 12, 2018 |
| Loudpawlz | add | ridelog | Aug 2, 2015 ride log | Nov 29, 2018 @ 6:17pm Nov 29, 2018 |
 | akid69 | wishlist | trail | Bear Creek (La Plata) and 1 more | Nov 25, 2018 @ 8:52am Nov 25, 2018 |
| BarnaclesTully | ridden | trail | CT (Blackhawk Pass) | Nov 24, 2018 @ 11:24am Nov 24, 2018 |
| sunflowertide | wishlist | trail | Calico | Nov 23, 2018 @ 8:12pm Nov 23, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purgatory Resort | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 km | |
| Coal Bank and Molas Pass | 8 | 1 | 12.6 km | ||
| Hermosa Creek | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 km | |
| Coal Creek | 3 | 1 | 13.7 km | ||
| Transfer Recreation Area | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18.8 km |
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