22.4 miles
Distance
2,466 ft
Climb
-3,592 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point
This loop highlights two of Routt counties top trails with the headliner being the newly perfected Grouse Trail.
The loop starts off by climbing perfectly designed single track on Flash of Gold through dense aspens and meadows providing the ideal warm-up, before descending the rowdy although playful and insanely creative Grouse Trail.
Detailed Description
Flash of Gold to Grouse to Spring Roll is a 22 mile popular expert route located near Steamboat Springs Colorado. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 10 trails. This route climbs 2,466 ft with a max elevation of 10,147 ft then descends -3,592 ft.
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Best of Colorado MTB
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Trails in Route
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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Route TypeLoop
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Bike typeAM
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DirectionOne Direction
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Physical ratingHard
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More Stats for Flash of Gold to Grouse to Spring Roll mountain bike route
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Avg time3 hr 18 min
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Altitude min7,151 ft
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Altitude start8,278 ft
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Altitude end7,152 ft
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Grade-1%
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Grade max-56.2%
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Grade min36.2%
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Distance climb10 miles
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Distance down10 miles
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Distance flat3 miles
Directions
- Bike south on Spring Roll.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Bike southwest on Spring Roll.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Bike south on Spring Roll.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike southwest on Spring Roll.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
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Flash of Gold MTB Trail Steamboat Springs CO
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Spring Roll MTB Trail Steamboat Springs CO
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