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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,196
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 987
- Trails E-Bike
- 194
- Trails Horse
- 422
- Trails Hike
- 1,205
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,207
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 184
- Trails Observed Trials
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 115
- Trails Snowmobile
- 15
- Trails Snowshoe
- 35
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 10
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 13
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 25
- Total Distance
- 3,133 miles
- Total Descent
- 502,703 ft
- Total Vertical
- 9,187 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 14,420 ft
- Reports
- 8,365
- Photos
- 1,471
- Ridden Counter
- 144,957
Articles
Great Sand Dunes National Park Trails Archives
Apr 4, 2022 from backpacker.com
Review, plan and study backpacking trails in Great Sand Dunes National Park by the Backpacker editors. Includes trail notes, maps, GPS...
Sub Regions
- Lake County (108)
- Leadville (104)
- Timberline Trails (29)
- Turquoise Lake Trails (2)
- Twin Lakes (28)
- Leadville (104)
- Monarch Pass (17)
- Park County (42)
- Pike National Forest (7)
- Rio Grande National Forest (1)
- Alamosa (10)
- Buena Vista (109)
- Cañon City (122)
- Hogbacks (7)
- Oil Well Flats (17)
- Royal Gorge Park (38)
- South Cañon (44)
- Wet Mountains (12)
- Creede (7)
- Cuchara (10)
- Del Norte (54)
- Monument (81)
- Mount Herman (64)
- Salida (202)
- South Fork (37)
- Cat Creek (10)
- Woodland Park (119)
- San Isabel National Forest (37)
- Spanish Peak Wilderness (2)
Popular South Central Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail Salida | |||
Hillside Access Salida | |||
CT - Marshall Pass Salida | |||
Marshall Rd Connector Salida | |||
Silver Creek Salida | |||
Little Rattler Arkansas Hills Trails | |||
Sweet Dreams Arkansas Hills Trails | |||
Rainbow Salida | |||
Chicken Dinner Arkansas Hills Trails | |||
Backbone Arkansas Hills Trails | |||
Cottonwood Arkansas Hills Trails | |||
Rumba Trail Arkansas Hills Trails | |||
Sausage Link Midland Trail System | |||
Beasway Trail (formerly Salsa Tr.) Arkansas Hills Trails | |||
Unchained Midland Trail System |
South Central Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Cottonwood Tour Arkansas Hills Trails | 22 miles | |
Canyon Creek - Sawatch Salida | 19 miles | |
Mt. Elbert - Shuttle Twin Lakes | 17 miles | |
Monarch Crest - The Classic Methodist Mountain Trail System | 35 miles | |
Monarch Crest Trail Monarch Pass | 27 miles | |
Buena Vista Flow Midland Trail System | 10 miles | |
Great Escape Trail Events 10K Route Cañon City | 6 miles | |
Pikes Peak Plummet Woodland Park | 27 miles | |
Kenosha Pass Loop Park County | 22 miles | |
The Great Escape Trail Events Grinder Cañon City | 17 miles |
Photos of South Central Mountain Bike
trail: Silver Creek
142 |
Jul 13, 2020 @ 3:48pm
Jul 13, 2020
trail: Anticline
119 |
Mar 9, 2020 @ 2:30pm
Mar 9, 2020
trail: Midland
167 |
Sep 14, 2019 @ 4:00pm
Sep 14, 2019
trail: Midland
142 |
Sep 14, 2019 @ 4:00pm
Sep 14, 2019
trail: Silver Creek
156 |
Aug 7, 2019 @ 4:36pm
Aug 7, 2019
trail: Colorado Trail Conn
99 |
Apr 27, 2017 @ 11:16pm
Apr 27, 2017
trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
574 |
May 28, 2013 @ 1:41pm
May 28, 2013
trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
503 |
Feb 28, 2012 @ 5:18pm
Feb 28, 2012Videos of South Central Mountain Bike

trail: Smooth Criminal
104 |
Jan 21, 2023

trail: Smooth Criminal
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Jan 21, 2023

trail: Smooth Criminal
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Jan 21, 2023

trail: Starvation Creek
30 |
Nov 4, 2022

trail: Rampart Reservoir Trail
159 |
Oct 4, 2022

trail: Vitamin B
193 |
May 31, 2022

trail: Tenderfoot Trail
35 |
Nov 9, 2021

trail: Mount Elbert
59 |
Jul 12, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Sausage Link Midland Trail System | Sep 23, 2023 @ 12:09pm 3 days | Dry | slaughter327 | ||
Camp Elevation North Buena Vista | Sep 23, 2023 @ 12:08pm 3 days | Dry | slaughter327 | ||
South Colony (Old Road) San Isabel National Forest | Sep 21, 2023 @ 11:59pm Sep 21, 2023 | Ideal | SonOfASelkie | ||
Camp Elevation South Midland Trail System | Sep 23, 2023 @ 10:12am 3 days | Dry | slaughter327 | ||
Pronghorn Loop Del Norte | Sep 20, 2023 @ 6:17am Sep 20, 2023 | Ideal | JimkJeQcg | ||
Pot-O-Gold Methodist Mountain Trail System | Sep 20, 2023 @ 6:17pm Sep 20, 2023 | Dry | gilpinmtbq | ||
West Jefferson Park County | Sep 16, 2023 @ 5:53am Sep 16, 2023 | Variable | tshralper | ||
Connector Mount Herman | Sep 16, 2023 @ 9:13am Sep 16, 2023 | Dry | engine5guy | ||
Short Twist Mount Herman | Sep 16, 2023 @ 9:13am Sep 16, 2023 | Ideal | engine5guy | ||
Fireline Mount Herman | Sep 16, 2023 @ 9:13am Sep 16, 2023 | Dry | engine5guy |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Colorado Trail (Bike)
- Mountain Bike
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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memmes | wishlist | route | Monarch Crest - The Classic | Sep 26, 2023 @ 5:20am 2 hours |
MackenzieBr1zSV | wishlist | route | Buena Vista Flow | Sep 25, 2023 @ 9:08pm 10 hours |
BlaineD85Rkh | ridden | trail | Pronghorn Loop and 2 more | Sep 25, 2023 @ 7:39pm 11 hours |
BlaineD85Rkh | ridden | trail | Sunshine Kitty and 2 more | Sep 25, 2023 @ 7:35pm 11 hours |
Kandtb | wishlist | route | Monarch Crest to Salida and 1 more | Sep 25, 2023 @ 7:22pm 11 hours |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | I don’t know why this is even an MTB trail. ... | Sep 24, 2023 @ 7:38pm 1 day | ||
trail | Any chance we could consider a different name... | Sep 18, 2023 @ 4:19pm Sep 18, 2023 | ||
trail | The rerouted sections are only bad because of... | Sep 16, 2023 @ 11:30am Sep 16, 2023 | ||
trail | This is a green trail. The climb isn't hard... | Sep 15, 2023 @ 7:39am Sep 15, 2023 | ||
trail | only one tree on the trail...perfectly... | Sep 11, 2023 @ 4:15pm Sep 11, 2023 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails897 awarded -
Big Ride 30k11,489 awarded -
10 Green Trails677 awarded -
10 Black Trails612 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge480 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k1,157 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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The Yard | skill park | Cañon City | |
Lake County Bike Park | skill park | Leadville | |
Leadville Motocross Park | skill park | Leadville |
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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 | 983 | 2,262 miles | 327,201 ft | 945 miles | 9,186 ft | 1,388 | 8,370 | 128 | 65,824 | |||
E-Bike | 194 | 815 miles | 127,001 ft | 351 miles | 8,435 ft | 3,718 | 6 | 786 | ||||
Horse | 422 | 1,650 mile | 283,415 ft | 664 miles | 8,435 ft | 1,474 | 20 | 2 | ||||
Hike | 1,205 | 3,111 miles | 499,777 ft | 1,278 mile | 9,186 ft | 74 | 8,286 | 167 | 9,319 | |||
Trail Running | 1,207 | 3,122 miles | 500,299 ft | 1,286 mile | 9,186 ft | 15 | 8,288 | 167 | 2,646 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 184 | 766 miles | 114,419 ft | 324 miles | 8,281 ft | 5 | 1,692 | 4 | 93 | |||
Observed Trials | 2 | 142 | 42 | |||||||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 115 | 498 miles | 68,570 ft | 212 miles | 8,281 ft | 3 | 1,670 | 2 | 21 | |||
Snowmobile | 15 | 67 miles | 4,199 ft | 17 miles | 6,699 ft | 9 | 4 | 7 | ||||
Snowshoe | 35 | 92 miles | 6,572 ft | 24 miles | 6,699 ft | 1 | 25 | 59 | 110 | |||
Downhill Ski | 10 | 36 miles | 1,811 ft | 9 miles | 6,699 ft | 6 | 220 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 13 | 40 miles | 1,991 ft | 10 miles | 6,699 ft | 20 | 2 | 775 | ||||
Nordic Ski | 25 | 55 miles | 2,467 ft | 13 miles | 6,699 ft | 22 | 9 | 520 |
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