11.6 miles
Distance
1,901 ft
Climb
-1,893 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point

If you want to check out all that Maryland Mountain has to offer, here's your ride You'll do a bit of cross-country riding and some downhill trail riding and see some cool historic mining artifacts and beautiful mountain views.

From the Hidden Treasure Trailhead, head out on the Historic Gilpin Tramway. The Tramway surface is approximately 48” in width, with grades generally under 4%, making this trail accessible to everyone. Walkers, runners, strollers, leashed pets and kids on bikes will all enjoy the 2.7 mile route. Continue on the Quartz Valley Trail for another half a mile, then take the right turn onto Easy Money. Climb all the switchbacks, cross the fire road and keep climbing. At the intersection with Claim Jumper, take a right and head down the first bike optimized trail of the ride. Built with bikes in mind, this trail is multi-use and bidirectional but is most fun ridden downhill with a couple of challenging alternate lines that make the intermediate experience just a little more interesting.

At the bottom of Claim Jumper, take a left onto Paymaster. This trail mellows out to more cross country style again and goes by several mining artifacts. At the bottom, take a left on Historic Gilpin Tramway and retrace your steps. Go past the hiker-only Summit trail, the exit to Hard Money and then take the left onto Millsite Trail. This 2 mile singletrack through the pines is one of the nicest ways to climb nearly 700 ft. If the altitude is hurting you, there's a great overlook at 1.6 miles in to catch your breath.

The top of Millsite hooks up back up with Easy Money. Take the left fork on Easy Money to continue the climb, then cross the service road and keep going. Keep heading up Easy Money, up and up and past Claim Jumper and up some more. You'll have the option of 2 addition switchbacks if you want to see the summit of Maryland Mountain, otherwise take the left onto Hard Money.

Now here are the goods. Hang onto your saddle for 2 miles of you-won't-stop-grinning downhill fun. At the bottom, take a left on Historic Gilpin Tramway to get back to the trailhead.

Detailed Description
Maryland Mountain Tour is a 12 mile popular expert route located near Black Hawk Colorado. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 7 trails. This route climbs 1,901 ft with a max elevation of 9,185 ft then descends -1,893 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Other Activities
    • E-Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • eBike Allowed
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Ridelogs
    452
More Stats for Maryland Mountain Tour mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 48 min
  • Altitude min
    8,197 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,197 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,205 ft
  • Grade max
    -45.6%
  • Grade min
    38.2%
  • Distance climb
    7 miles
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,440 ft

Directions

  1. Bike west on Historic Tramway.
  2. Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
  3. Bike southwest on Historic Tramway.
  4. Continue for 30 meters.
  5. Bear right onto Chase Gulch.
  6. Continue for 700 meters.
  7. Bike north on Maryland Mountain North.
  8. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  9. Bike southeast on Maryland Mountain North.
  10. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  11. Bike west on Maryland Mountain North.
  12. Continue for 70 meters.
  13. Bear right onto Maryland Mountain South.
  14. Continue for 1 kilometer.
Avg: 4.75 (4 votes)
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Easy Money
Nov 23, 2024 @ 4:50pm
Nov 23, 2024
some snow especially near where fast money crosses
Hard Money
Nov 23, 2024 @ 4:49pm
Nov 23, 2024
Top third had some snow, middle third with the jumps was snow covered, bottom third was dry and dusty
Millsite Trail
Nov 23, 2024 @ 4:46pm
Nov 23, 2024
Claim Jumper
Sep 29, 2024 @ 5:52pm
Sep 29, 2024
Historic Gilpin Tramway
Sep 20, 2024 @ 9:45am
Sep 20, 2024
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