25.7 miles
Distance
3,338 ft
Climb
-3,448 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point

2021 Firecracker 50 course

Detailed Description
2021 Firecracker 50 is a 26 mile moderately popular expert route located near Breckenridge Colorado. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 12 trails. This route climbs 3,338 ft with a max elevation of 11,204 ft then descends -3,448 ft.
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Details

  • Riding area
    Breckenridge
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Ridelogs
    32
More Stats for 2021 Firecracker 50 mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    2 hr 25 min
  • Altitude change
    -112 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,640 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,752 ft
  • Altitude end
    9,639 ft
  • Grade
    -0.1%
  • Grade max
    -47.1%
  • Grade min
    51.4%
  • Distance climb
    12 miles
  • Distance down
    12 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile

Directions

  1. Walk southeast on Boreas Pass Road.
  2. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  3. Walk southeast on Bunker Hill Lane.
  4. Continue for 50 meters.
  5. Walk north on Bunker Hill Lane.
  6. Continue for 60 meters.
  7. Turn right onto Boreas Pass Road.
  8. Continue for 500 meters.
  9. Keep right to stay on Boreas Pass Road.
  10. Continue for 300 meters.
  11. Keep left to stay on Boreas Pass Road.
  12. Continue for 5 kilometers.
  13. Bear right onto Boreas Pass.
  14. Continue for 600 meters.
  15. Turn left onto Bakers Tank (Turnout).
  16. Continue for 70 meters.
  17. Bear right onto Bakers Tank.
  18. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  19. Keep right to take Mountain Pride.
  20. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  21. Turn right onto Pinball Alley.
  22. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  23. Turn right onto Baldy Road.
  24. Continue for 60 meters.
  25. Turn left onto True Romance.
  26. Continue for 600 meters.
  27. Walk north on Nightmare On Baldy.
  28. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  29. Turn right onto Sally Barber Road.
  30. Continue for 40 meters.
  31. Keep left to stay on Sally Barber Road.
  32. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  33. Turn right onto Wire Patch.
  34. Continue for 50 meters.
  35. Keep left to take Yellow Brick Rd.
  36. Continue for 20 meters.
  37. Turn left onto Humbug Hill.
  38. Continue for 100 meters.
  39. Turn left onto Sally Barber Road.
  40. Continue for 200 meters.
  41. Walk east on Wire Patch.
  42. Continue for 100 meters.
  43. Walk southeast on Wire Patch.
  44. Continue for 500 meters.
  45. Walk southeast on French Gulch.
  46. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  47. Make a right U-turn to stay on French Gulch.
  48. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  49. Turn right onto Little French Flume.
  50. Continue for 5 kilometers.
  51. Bear right onto Lincoln Park Rd.
  52. Continue for 500 meters.
  53. Turn left onto Forest Queen.
  54. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  55. Turn right to stay on Forest Queen.
  56. Continue for 200 meters.
  57. Turn right onto Lincoln Park Rd.
  58. Continue for 100 meters.
  59. Turn left onto Lincoln Meadow Rd.
  60. Continue for 50 meters.
  61. Turn left to stay on Lincoln Meadow Rd.
  62. Continue for 800 meters.
  63. Turn left onto Spruce Road.
  64. Continue for 400 meters.
  65. Turn left onto Fuller.
  66. Continue for 200 meters.
  67. Make a sharp right to stay on Fuller.
  68. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  69. Turn right onto Dry Gulch.
  70. Continue for 40 meters.
  71. Keep left to take Fuller.
  72. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  73. Turn left onto Sawmill Road.
  74. Continue for 60 meters.
  75. Keep left to take Draw Road.
  76. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  77. Make a right U-turn to stay on Draw Road.
  78. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  79. Turn right onto Detroit Placer - Extension Mill Road.
  80. Continue for 700 meters.
  81. Make a sharp right onto Prospect Hill.
  82. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  83. Make a right U-turn to stay on Prospect Hill.
  84. Continue for 300 meters.
  85. Keep right to take Prospector Gulch Rd.
  86. Continue for 800 meters.
  87. Turn left onto Sidedoor.
  88. Continue for 700 meters.
  89. Keep right to take Minnie Mine.
  90. Continue for 80 meters.
  91. Keep left to stay on Minnie Mine.
  92. Continue for 70 meters.
  93. Walk east on X10U8.
  94. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  95. Turn right onto Minnie Mine.
  96. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  97. Turn left onto V3.
  98. Continue for 500 meters.
  99. Turn right onto CR 565.
  100. Continue for 50 meters.
  101. Walk southwest on CR 565.
  102. Continue for 100 meters.
  103. Walk northeast on CR 565.
  104. Continue for 100 meters.
  105. Make a sharp right onto V3.
  106. Continue for 600 meters.
  107. Bear left onto CR 565.
  108. Continue for 300 meters.
  109. Keep right to take Barney Ford.
  110. Continue for 900 meters.
  111. Keep left to stay on Barney Ford.
  112. Continue for 800 meters.
  113. Turn right onto Barney Flow.
  114. Continue for 100 meters.
  115. Walk north on Barney Flow.
  116. Continue for 400 meters.
  117. Keep right to take Moonstone.
  118. Continue for 500 meters.
  119. Turn right onto Sunbeam Connector.
  120. Continue for 100 meters.
  121. Walk east on Sunbeam.
  122. Continue for 40 meters.
  123. Turn right to stay on Sunbeam.
  124. Continue for 400 meters.
  125. Make a sharp left onto Sunbeam Drive.
  126. Continue for 300 meters.
  127. Turn right onto South French Street.
  128. Continue for 400 meters.
  129. Turn left onto East Jefferson Avenue.
  130. Continue for 200 meters.
  131. Turn right onto South Main Street.
  132. Continue for 400 meters.
  133. Turn left onto Ski Hill Road.
  134. Continue for 200 meters.
  135. Turn left to take the ramp.
  136. Turn right onto South Park Avenue.
  137. Continue for 200 meters.
  138. Turn left onto Sawmill Drive.
  139. Continue for 200 meters.
  140. Walk west on Pence Miller.
  141. Continue for 400 meters.
  142. Keep left to take Shock Hill.
  143. Continue for 200 meters.
  144. Turn left onto Gold Digger.
  145. Continue for 600 meters.
  146. Walk west on Gold Digger.
  147. Continue for 50 meters.
  148. Make a sharp left onto Toad Alley.
  149. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  150. Turn right onto Peaks.
  151. Continue for 8 kilometers.
  152. Keep left to stay on Peaks.
  153. Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
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