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Mountain Bike

12.1 miles

Distance

1,670 ft

Climb

-1,674 ft

Descent

1 mile

High Point

By far the best way to ride Hall Ranch. This ride is best started by parking in the town of Lyons either at Redstone Cyclery or Oskar Blues. Ride northwest out of town and turn left onto Apple Valley road. After a 15 minute road ride you'll end up at the start of the Antelope trail. Take Antelope up and keep right at the fork to continue onto Upper Bitterbrush. Continue to climb Upper Bitterbrush until you reach Nelson loop. Riding Nelson clockwise provides the best descent. After finishing the loop head back the way you came and be sure to turn right to hit Lower Bitterbrush. Gear up for a gnarly, technical, but surprisingly flowy descent through Lower Bitterbrush. After popping out at the Lower Bitterbrush trailhead head left down highway 7 and back into town.

Detailed Description

Hall Ranch Technical Descent is a 12 mile popular expert route located near Lyons Colorado. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 1,670 ft with a max elevation of 6,696 ft then descends -1,674 ft.

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Riding area

Hall Ranch
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

54

Upper Bitterbrush

Nelson Loop

Upper Bitterbrush

Lower Bitterbrush

Avg time

1 hr 40 min
Altitude min

5,344 ft
Altitude start

5,365 ft
Altitude end

5,364 ft
Grade max

-39.8%
Grade min

31.6%
Distance climb

5 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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trail	date	description
Lower Bitterbrush	Jan 5, 2025 @ 2:43pm Jan 5, 2025
Upper Bitterbrush	Dec 21, 2024 @ 6:43pm Dec 21, 2024
Antelope	Dec 19, 2024 @ 9:06pm Dec 19, 2024	All rideable, some icy spots to make things spicy
Nelson Loop	Dec 19, 2024 @ 9:05pm Dec 19, 2024	Combination of ice, snow, snirt, mud, and hero dirt