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Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Shuttleable: YES
google parking directions Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
9 trails
- E-Bike
1 trails
- Hike
8 trails
- Trail Running
8 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 4
- 4
Region Status
Caution as of May 20, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 9
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 9
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 8
- Trails Trail Running
- 8
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Total Distance
- 43 miles
- Total Descent
- 15,112 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,799 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,699 ft
- Reports
- 154
- Photos
- 116
- Ridden Counter
- 280
Popular Vail Pass Mountain Biking Trails
Vail Pass Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bowmans Shortcut to Grand Traverse to Vail | 19 miles | |
| The Two Elks | 30 miles |
Photos of Vail Pass Mountain Bike
trail: Two Elk
32 |
Oct 1, 2021 @ 7:33am
Oct 1, 2021
trail: Two Elk
33 |
Oct 1, 2021 @ 7:33am
Oct 1, 2021
trail: Two Elk
31 |
Oct 1, 2021 @ 7:33am
Oct 1, 2021
trail: Two Elk
31 |
Oct 1, 2021 @ 7:33am
Oct 1, 2021
trail: Two Elk
26 |
Oct 1, 2021 @ 7:33am
Oct 1, 2021
trail: Two Elk
29 |
Oct 1, 2021 @ 7:33am
Oct 1, 2021
trail: Two Elk
37 |
Oct 1, 2021 @ 7:33am
Oct 1, 2021
trail: Grand Traverse
30 |
Sep 30, 2021 @ 5:29pm
Sep 30, 2021Videos of Vail Pass Mountain Bike
trail: Two Elk
0:19 |
261 |
Jan 25, 2019
trail: Cougar Ridge
9:23 |
216 |
Oct 26, 2020 , Vail
trail: Two Elk
6:01 |
407 |
Jun 4, 2020 , Vail
trail: Grand Traverse
13:03 |
259 |
Nov 8, 2019 , Vail
trail: Grand Traverse
5:06 |
851 |
Nov 8, 2019 , Vail
trail: Cougar Ridge
20:26 |
321 |
Sep 6, 2019 , Vail
trail: Cougar Ridge
26:14 |
270 |
Sep 6, 2019 , Vail
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Traverse | Jul 21, 2022 @ 6:44am Jul 21, 2022 | Dry | esaeger1 VVMTA | Open from Eagle's Nest to Cougar Ridge. ... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Creek | Aug 14, 2022 @ 3:31pm 2 days | Ideal | Gelmo | ||
| Bowmans Shortcut (1851) | Aug 13, 2022 @ 8:33am 3 days | Dry | provin1327 | ||
| Two Elk | Aug 13, 2022 @ 8:33am 3 days | Dry | provin1327 | ||
| Two Elk Connect | Jul 10, 2022 @ 9:58am Jul 10, 2022 | Dry | hognoggin | ||
| Cougar Ridge | Jun 21, 2022 @ 4:12pm Jun 21, 2022 | Dry | esaeger1 VVMTA | ||
| Two Elk Alt | May 20, 2022 @ 12:20am May 20, 2022 | Unknown | trailforks OMTBO | ||
| Two Elk East | May 20, 2022 @ 12:20am May 20, 2022 | Unknown | trailforks OMTBO | ||
| Shrine Pass Road | May 20, 2022 @ 12:20am May 20, 2022 | Unknown | trailforks OMTBO |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gelmo | add | report | Game Creek and 1 more | Aug 14, 2022 @ 3:27pm 2 days |
 | Ajkraft | ridden | trail | Two Elk East | Aug 13, 2022 @ 4:47pm 3 days |
 | provin1327 | add | report | Bowmans Shortcut (1851) and 1 more | Aug 13, 2022 @ 1:49pm 3 days |
 | dcman90 | ridden | trail | Two Elk East and 1 more | Aug 7, 2022 @ 6:37am Aug 7, 2022 |
 | mhelge05 | wishlist | route | Bowmans Shortcut to Grand Traverse to Vail | Jul 22, 2022 @ 8:50pm Jul 22, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Haha ACCURATE | Jul 13, 2022 @ 8:03pm Jul 13, 2022 | ||
| trail | Also, to add to the further discussion to the... | Jul 4, 2022 @ 10:52am Jul 4, 2022 | ||
| trail | Word to the wise from a long time local trail... | Jul 4, 2022 @ 10:50am Jul 4, 2022 | ||
| trail | Ahh I see! You may want to send them an email... | Jul 1, 2022 @ 2:51pm Jul 1, 2022 | ||
 | trail | I'm aware of that having done a lot of trail... | Jul 1, 2022 @ 11:04am Jul 1, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vail Mountain | 3 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2.6 km |
| Minturn Bike Park | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.7 km | |
| Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District | 3.6 km | ||||
| North Vail | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6.2 km | |
| Beaver Creek & Arrowhead | 5 | 15 | 4 | 9.5 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 9 | 43 miles | 15,112 ft | 35 miles | 3,799 ft | #2,317 | #1,198 | 115 | 154 | 2 | 246 | |
| E-Bike | 1 | 11 miles | 2,497 ft | 9 miles | 2,497 ft | #1,258 | 96 | 2 | ||||
| Hike | 8 | 37 miles | 14,154 ft | 31 miles | 3,799 ft | #2,154 | #1,237 | 142 | 9 | |||
| Trail Running | 8 | 37 miles | 14,154 ft | 31 miles | 3,799 ft | #2,150 | #1,235 | 142 | 5 | |||
| Horse | 4 | 28 miles | 10,535 ft | 25 miles | 3,268 ft | 68 | ||||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 11 miles | 2,497 ft | 9 miles | 2,497 ft | 2 | 49 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 11 miles | 2,497 ft | 9 miles | 2,497 ft | 49 |
- By cmcquade
& contributors - Admins: VVMTA, Sammyc151, esaeger1
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