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8.4 miles
Distance
1,028 ft
Climb
-1,025 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
3 ft
Altitude change
5,896 ft
Altitude min
5,896 ft
Altitude start
5,899 ft
Altitude end
-19.9%
Grade max
27.5%
Grade min
4 miles
Distance climb
4 miles
Distance down
1,119 ft
Distance flat
A fun ride through the fastest and most technical parts of Heil Ranch.
From the main parking lot climb the gravel road to the start of the Wapiti singletrack. The chunky, slightly technical climb will get your heart rate up but flow can be found through the many baby heads and angular slabs of sandstone. Once at the top of Wapiti head left to start the Ponderosa loop. After 10 minutes the trail will level out and turn downhill. Get ready for a fast flowing descent with armored berms and fast rollers. Enjoy the view of Hall Ranch from the bench and turn right to finish the Ponderosa loop via a 15 minute climb back to where you started.
Despite being quite chunky and rocky (some even call this trail "rude," but it just takes a while to get to know), the descent down Wapiti is fast and fun. Watch out for hikers and mountain bikers climbing Wapiti, although it's fast it is a bi-directional, multi-use trail.
Detailed Description
Heil Ranch, frontside is a 8 mile popular intermediate route located near Lyons Colorado. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 4 trails. This route climbs 1,028 ft with a max elevation of 6,806 ft then descends -1,025 ft.
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Stats
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Distance8 miles
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Avg time1 hr 57 min
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Altitude min5,896 ft
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Altitude start5,896 ft
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Altitude end5,899 ft
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Climb1,028 ft
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Descent-1,025 ft
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Grade max-19.9%
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Grade min27.5%
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Distance climb4 miles
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Distance down4 miles
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Distance flat1,119 ft
5 Reviews & Comments
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Beginner/Intermediate perspective: The last section of fire road is no joke. Once you get onto waipiti it becomes rocky and chunky and still steep but less so than the road. After passing a bench, the climb gets easier and remains so all the way around the loop.
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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- Hike
- Trail Running
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Difficulty ratingBlue
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Route TypeOut & Back
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eBike Allowed
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Bike typeAM, XC
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DirectionOne Direction
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Physical ratingModerate
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- Bike north on Wapiti Road.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike north on Wapiti Road.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bike northeast on Wapiti.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike northwest on Ponderosa Loop.
- Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
- Bike northeast on Ponderosa Loop.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike south on Ponderosa Loop.
- Continue for less than 10 meters.
- Turn right to stay on Ponderosa Loop.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Bike southwest on Ponderosa Loop.
- Continue for 40 meters.
- Turn left onto Wapiti.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bike southwest on Wapiti.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike southeast on Wapiti Road.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
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Wapiti on my 2009 Project Rockhopper - Heil Valley Ranch - Lyons - Colorado
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