21.4 miles
Distance
4,291 ft
Climb
-4,288 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point

Terrible place to ride. Avoid this park.

Detailed Description
all the vertical gains is a 21 mile moderately popular extreme route located near Ken Caryl Colorado. This mountain bike only route and has a extreme overall physical rating. This route includes 4 trails. This route climbs 4,291 ft with a max elevation of 7,128 ft then descends -4,288 ft.

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  • Riding area
    Ken Caryl
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • AKA
    death by black bear
  • Difficulty rating
    Double Black Diamond
  • Bike type
    Adaptive MTB
  • Physical rating
    Extreme
  • Ridelogs
    132
More Stats for all the vertical gains mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    2 hr 14 min
  • Altitude change
    0 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,546 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,546 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,545 ft
  • Grade max
    -51%
  • Grade min
    43%
  • Distance climb
    10 miles
  • Distance down
    10 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
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Black Bear Trail -- Hildebrandt Ranch, CO
Black Bear Trail -- Hildebrandt Ranch, CO
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Black Bear Trail
Oct 11, 2024 @ 8:13am
Oct 11, 2024
CLOSED: Deer Creek Canyon Park, Rattlesnake Gulch, & Black Bear Trails closed until further notice following the Quarry Fire. Deer Creek Canyon Park, as well as Black Bear and Rattlesnake Gulch Trails remain closed until further notice while we complete damage assessment, repair, hazard assessment, and hazard mitigation. These activities are standard for post-fire operations and are required for visitor safety and resource protection prior to reopening the park. Known damage to the park includes fire suppression actions, trail tread, and erosion due to severe to moderate burn areas. Known hazards include erosion, rockfall, and hundreds of hazard trees that will need to be assessed and removed from the trail corridor. Urgent water quality protection repairs have already been made to over 500 feet of bulldozer line that was cut as a firebreak on the east side of the park. Post-fire work continues, and we appreciate your patience and understanding during this important process. For further information, please check out this video that was released at the end of August during a Quarry Fire update press conference. There is no expected open date for any of the park and/or trail connections within the park due to the work being done. Thanks for giving the park space and time to heal!
Plymouth Creek
Jun 2, 2024 @ 2:39am
Jun 2, 2024
Two Brands
Apr 13, 2024 @ 9:58am
Apr 13, 2024
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