17.1 miles
Distance
1,711 ft
Climb
-1,710 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
Gravel Grinder for the Great Escape Trail events in Cañon Cit, Colorado.
Detailed Description
Great Escape Gravel Grinder is a 17 mile popular intermediate route located near Cañon City Colorado. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 10 trails. This route climbs 1,711 ft with a max elevation of 6,454 ft then descends -1,710 ft.
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Trails in Route
| 302 ft | |||||
| 469 ft | |||||
| 2 miles | |||||
| 2 miles | |||||
| 3,973 ft | |||||
| 771 ft | |||||
| 2,290 ft | |||||
| 1 mile | |||||
| 194 ft |
Details
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Race DateSaturday July 24, 2021 at 07:30am
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlue
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Ridelogs
More Stats for Great Escape Gravel Grinder mountain bike route
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Avg time2 hr 32 min
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Altitude min5,324 ft
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Altitude start5,325 ft
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Altitude end5,325 ft
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Grade max-38.1%
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Grade min28.6%
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Distance climb7 miles
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Distance down7 miles
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Distance flat3 miles
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Trail Conditions
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Wind gust takes out two!
trail: Smooth Criminal
104 | comments: 0 | favs:
Jan 21, 2023
#fridayfails, #crash, #mtbcrash, #fail
Wind gust takes out two!
trail: Smooth Criminal
| comments: 0 | favs:
Jan 21, 2023
#fridayfails, #crash, #mtbcrash
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
| status | trail | date | condition | description |
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Jul 8, 2023 @ 5:24am Jul 8, 2023 | ||||
May 4, 2023 @ 2:05am May 4, 2023 | ||||
May 4, 2023 @ 2:05am May 4, 2023 | ||||
May 4, 2023 @ 2:05am May 4, 2023 | ||||
Apr 16, 2023 @ 2:25pm Apr 16, 2023 |
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