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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

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      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...

      Popular South Central Mountain Biking Trails

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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

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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

      Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

      Today
      • 1 rides
      Yesterday
      • 38 rides
      Past Week
      • 441 rides

      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
      99 |
      Apr 27, 2017 @ 11:16pm
      Apr 27, 2017
      574 |
      May 28, 2013 @ 1:41pm
      May 28, 2013
      503 |
      Feb 28, 2012 @ 5:18pm
      Feb 28, 2012

      Videos of South Central Mountain Bike

      Wind gust takes out two!
      104 | Jan 21, 2023
      Wind gust takes out two!
      | Jan 21, 2023
      The wind wipes out two!
      | Jan 21, 2023
      Starvation Creek-Crash
      30 | Nov 4, 2022
      Over the Bars at Rampart Reservoir
      159 | Oct 4, 2022
      Vitamin B Crash
      trail: Vitamin B
      193 | May 31, 2022
      Banana Belt Bike People
      35 | Nov 9, 2021
      Chasing Altitude - Official Trailer
      59 | Jul 12, 2021

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      Activity Feed

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      memmeswishlistrouteMonarch Crest - The Classic
      Sep 26, 2023 @ 5:20am
      2 hours
      MackenzieBr1zSVwishlistrouteBuena Vista Flow
      Sep 25, 2023 @ 9:08pm
      10 hours
      BlaineD85RkhriddentrailPronghorn Loop and 2 more
      Sep 25, 2023 @ 7:39pm
      11 hours
      BlaineD85RkhriddentrailSunshine Kitty and 2 more
      Sep 25, 2023 @ 7:35pm
      11 hours
      KandtbwishlistrouteMonarch Crest to Salida and 1 more
      Sep 25, 2023 @ 7:22pm
      11 hours

      Recent Comments

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      tortillatrailStarvation CreekI don’t know why this is even an MTB trail. ...
      Sep 24, 2023 @ 7:38pm
      1 day
      TybileckytrailHobo RailyardAny chance we could consider a different name...
      Sep 18, 2023 @ 4:19pm
      Sep 18, 2023
      Henke14trailSouth Mount ElbertThe rerouted sections are only bad because of...
      Sep 16, 2023 @ 11:30am
      Sep 16, 2023
      PusspussonafullsusstrailGold DustThis is a green trail. The climb isn't hard...
      Sep 15, 2023 @ 7:39am
      Sep 15, 2023
      putaristotrailVerhingeronly one tree on the trail...perfectly...
      Sep 11, 2023 @ 4:15pm
      Sep 11, 2023

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike9832,262 miles327,201 ft945 miles9,186 ft
      1,3888,37012865,824
      E-Bike194815 miles127,001 ft351 miles8,435 ft
      3,7186786
      Horse4221,650 mile283,415 ft664 miles8,435 ft
      1,474202
      Hike1,2053,111 miles499,777 ft1,278 mile9,186 ft
      748,2861679,319
      Trail Running1,2073,122 miles500,299 ft1,286 mile9,186 ft
      158,2881672,646
      Dirtbike/Moto184766 miles114,419 ft324 miles8,281 ft
      51,692493
      Observed Trials2
      14242
      ATV/ORV/OHV115498 miles68,570 ft212 miles8,281 ft
      31,670221
      Snowmobile1567 miles4,199 ft17 miles6,699 ft
      947
      Snowshoe3592 miles6,572 ft24 miles6,699 ft
      12559110
      Downhill Ski1036 miles1,811 ft9 miles6,699 ft
      6220
      Backcountry Ski1340 miles1,991 ft10 miles6,699 ft
      202775
      Nordic Ski2555 miles2,467 ft13 miles6,699 ft
      229520
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      • Admins: jpmcghee, msmcfate, cmcquade
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