39.8 miles
Distance
5,773 ft
Climb
-5,632 ft
Descent
2 miles
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Buff Creek Huge Loop hitting all the good stuff.

Detailed Description
Buff Creek Huge Loop is a 40 mile popular intermediate route located near Buffalo Creek Colorado. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 21 trails. This route climbs 5,773 ft with a max elevation of 8,552 ft then descends -5,632 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • Ridelogs
    3
More Stats for Buff Creek Huge Loop mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    9 hr 0 min
  • Altitude min
    6,660 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,876 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,018 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -49.4%
  • Grade min
    56.3%
  • Distance climb
    19 miles
  • Distance down
    17 miles
  • Distance flat
    3 miles
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
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Black Jack - Buffalo Creek - All the Hard Lines
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