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Region Details
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,138
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 925
- Trails E-Bike
- 172
- Trails Hike
- 1,138
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,137
- Trails Horse
- 406
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 165
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 99
- Trails Snowmobile
- 12
- Trails Snowshoe
- 26
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 7
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 10
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 16
- Total Distance
- 3,114 miles
- Total Descent
- 500,587 ft
- Total Vertical
- 9,187 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 14,420 ft
- Reports
- 6,811
- Photos
- 1,045
- Ridden Counter
- 109,198
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 (106)
- Leadville (102)
- Timberline Trails (29)
- Turquoise Lake Trails (2)
- Twin Lakes (28)
- Leadville (102)
- Monarch Pass (16)
- Park County (45)
- Pike National Forest (5)
- Rio Grande National Forest (1)
- Alamosa (8)
- Buena Vista (107)
- Cañon City (118)
- Hogbacks (7)
- Oil Well Flats (17)
- Royal Gorge Park (36)
- South Cañon (43)
- Wet Mountains (12)
- Creede (6)
- Cuchara (10)
- Del Norte (53)
- Monument (61)
- Mount Herman (49)
- Salida (188)
- South Fork (38)
- Cat Creek (10)
- Woodland Park (107)
- San Isabel National Forest (37)
Popular South Central Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail Salida | |||
| Hillside Access Salida | |||
| Silver Creek Salida | |||
| CT - Marshall Pass Salida | |||
| Marshall Rd Connector 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 | |||
| Beasway Trail (formerly Salsa Tr.) Arkansas Hills Trails | |||
| Sausage Link Midland Trail System | |||
| CT - Kenosha Pass West Park County |
South Central Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Kenosha Pass Loop Park County | 22 miles | |
| The Great Escape Trail Events Grinder Cañon City | 17 miles | |
| Best of Buena Vista Midland Trail System | 24 miles | |
| Mineral Belt Trail Leadville | 12 miles | |
| Buena Vista Flow Midland Trail System | 10 miles | |
| Turquoise Lake Loop Turquoise Lake Trails | 16 miles |
Photos of South Central Mountain Bike
trail: Silver Creek
63 |
Jul 13, 2020 @ 3:48pm
Jul 13, 2020
trail: Anticline
83 |
Mar 9, 2020 @ 2:30pm
Mar 9, 2020
trail: Anticline
101 |
Mar 9, 2020 @ 2:30pm
Mar 9, 2020
trail: Silver Creek
77 |
Aug 7, 2019 @ 4:36pm
Aug 7, 2019
trail: Backbone
96 |
May 22, 2017 @ 7:56pm
May 22, 2017
trail: Colorado Trail Conn
86 |
Apr 27, 2017 @ 11:16pm
Apr 27, 2017
trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
466 |
May 28, 2013 @ 1:41pm
May 28, 2013
trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
406 |
Feb 28, 2012 @ 5:18pm
Feb 28, 2012Videos of South Central Mountain Bike
trail: Vitamin B
84 |
May 31, 2022
trail: Tenderfoot Trail
20 |
Nov 9, 2021
trail: Mount Elbert
35 |
Jul 12, 2021
trail: Solstice
173 |
Nov 11, 2020
trail: Broken Boyfriend South
0:10 |
88 |
Sep 8, 2020
trail: Broken Boyfriend South
0:05 |
57 |
Sep 8, 2020
trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
1:54 |
5679 |
Aug 25, 2020
trail: Wishy Washy
1:42 |
39 |
Aug 17, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Fooses Creek Salida | Jun 12, 2022 @ 8:43pm Jun 12, 2022 | Wet | nolanvanharte Reporter | Crest is dry, but numerous drifts on... | |
| Royal Cascade Royal Gorge Park | Jun 1, 2022 @ 6:55am Jun 1, 2022 | Dry | Lower-Ark-MBA LAMBA | Closed June 1 through July 31 for annual... | |
| Turquoise Lake Leadville | May 31, 2022 @ 4:37pm May 31, 2022 | Ideal | gooney579 | 15 to 20 trees across the trail. Other... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FS 250A Monarch Pass | Jun 28, 2022 @ 9:50am 21 hours | Dry | dwhanson | ||
| CT - Kenosha Pass West Park County | Jun 28, 2022 @ 9:16am 22 hours | Dry | aa-mtb | ||
| Flying Dog Mount Herman | Jun 27, 2022 @ 9:02am 2 days | Dry | Rckeding | ||
| Lower Ridge Mount Herman | Jun 27, 2022 @ 9:02am 2 days | Dry | Rckeding | ||
| Kicker Mount Herman | Jun 27, 2022 @ 9:02am 2 days | Dry | Rckeding | ||
| Elk Run (Connect) Timberline Trails | Jun 26, 2022 @ 8:40am 3 days | Ideal | leadvegas CCW | ||
| Upper Deck Timberline Trails | Jun 26, 2022 @ 8:40am 3 days | Ideal | leadvegas CCW | ||
| Wheeler Way Access Timberline Trails | Jun 26, 2022 @ 8:40am 3 days | Ideal | leadvegas CCW | ||
| Golddigger Timberline Trails | Jun 26, 2022 @ 8:40am 3 days | Ideal | leadvegas CCW | ||
| Cold Feet Timberline Trails | Jun 26, 2022 @ 8:40am 3 days | Ideal | leadvegas CCW |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | schillingsworth | ridden | trail | Loop B (Capulin South) | Jun 28, 2022 @ 9:22pm 9 hours |
 | Jmlascala71 | wishlist | route | Cottonwood Tour | Jun 28, 2022 @ 9:00pm 10 hours |
| MattTredennickua4 | wishlist | route | Monarch Crest - The Classic | Jun 28, 2022 @ 8:35pm 10 hours |
| Generalconan | wishlist | route | Leadville Trail 100 MTB Training Route | Jun 28, 2022 @ 7:35pm 11 hours |
 | aa-mtb | add | report | CT - Kenosha Pass West | Jun 28, 2022 @ 5:53pm 13 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This is a fantastic trail. Fun tech and plenty... | Jun 19, 2022 @ 8:28pm Jun 19, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Definitely not a green trail. I'm an expert... | Jun 19, 2022 @ 5:43pm Jun 19, 2022 | ||
| trail | Would not recommend, even though it looks like... | Jun 19, 2022 @ 5:14pm Jun 19, 2022 | ||
| trail | The ride is fantastic and easier as described.... | Jun 19, 2022 @ 1:23pm Jun 19, 2022 | ||
| trail | Not designed for biking. Lots of rock field S... | Jun 16, 2022 @ 7:50pm Jun 16, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Hard Time Climb2 awarded -
10 Blue Trails664 awarded -
Big Ride 30k7,665 awarded -
10 Green Trails522 awarded -
10 Black Trails461 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge348 awarded
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Bike Park | skill park | Leadville | |
| The Yard | skill park | Cañon City |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 925 | 2,249 miles | 328,271 ft | 953 miles | 9,186 ft | 963 | 6,806 | 124 | 44,039 | |||
| E-Bike | 172 | 789 miles | 125,331 ft | 343 miles | 8,435 ft | 2,912 | 7 | 298 | ||||
| Hike | 1,138 | 3,098 miles | 498,927 ft | 1,285 mile | 9,186 ft | 65 | 6,720 | 167 | 4,964 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,137 | 3,110 miles | 499,449 ft | 1,292 mile | 9,186 ft | 8 | 6,722 | 164 | 1,252 | |||
| Horse | 406 | 1,634 mile | 280,922 ft | 656 miles | 8,435 ft | 1,297 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 165 | 711 miles | 104,888 ft | 295 miles | 8,281 ft | 5 | 1,533 | 3 | 39 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 99 | 457 miles | 64,875 ft | 198 miles | 8,281 ft | 3 | 1,525 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Snowmobile | 12 | 64 miles | 4,199 ft | 17 miles | 6,512 ft | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 26 | 87 miles | 6,844 ft | 24 miles | 6,512 ft | 1 | 22 | 59 | 65 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 7 | 33 miles | 1,811 ft | 9 miles | 5,456 ft | 4 | 130 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 10 | 37 miles | 1,991 ft | 10 miles | 5,456 ft | 18 | 2 | 461 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 16 | 45 miles | 2,349 ft | 12 miles | 5,456 ft | 20 | 9 | 276 |
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