6.8 miles
Distance
800 ft
Climb
-802 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point
There are black features on Boyfriend South. You can easily choose to walk these sections.
The Big Boyfriend Loop will take you on a tour of most of the trails right in town from the river park. Ramsour, Camp Elevation, Boyfriend South, Boyfriend North, and North trail are my preferred direction of travel, but try it both ways and decide for yourself
Detailed Description
Big Boyfriend Loop is a 7 mile popular intermediate route located near Buena Vista Colorado. This mountain bike primary route can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 12 trails. This route climbs 800 ft with a max elevation of 8,414 ft then descends -802 ft.
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jpgall1
(Aug 10, 2021 at 20:56)
Trail Broken Boyfriend South
Not worth it.
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ClimbRunRide
(Aug 28, 2020 at 21:54)
Trail Broken Boyfriend South
I rode it south to north and thought it was a great workout. Lots of short sections of technical climbing through rocks, that had me going back for a few do-overs. Not much in the way of drops/airtime, but it still had me paying attention and smiling when I wasn't hurting from yet another short, steep, tricky and powerful climb.
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tmccabe84
(Jun 29, 2020 at 18:05)
(Jun 29, 2020 at 18:05)
Trail Broken Boyfriend South
I strongly recommend not riding this trail north to south as it is mapped. This trail was clearly built to be ridden south to north. The south end is a pretty smooth climb all the way to the top and all the technical features beyond that are oriented south to north. Learn from my mistake!
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mtbjunkie
BVSC (Sep 14, 2020 at 7:05)
Trail Broken Boyfriend South
Sorry about that! I've updated the direction. I hope you were able to turn around and ride the other direction!
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Trails in Route
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlue
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Route TypeLoop
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eBike Allowed
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Bike typeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Physical ratingModerate
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Altitude min7,937 ft
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Altitude start7,953 ft
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Altitude end7,953 ft
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Grade max-34.9%
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Grade min37.6%
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Distance climb3 miles
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Distance down3 miles
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Distance flat1 mile
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