35 miles
Distance
2,621 ft
Climb
-6,468 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point
The typical Monarch Crest route, starting from the ski area, traversing to Marshall Pass.
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A fun and classic route. The traverse above treeline provides some great views and the descent down to Marshall pass is pretty rad, fast and chunky. If you like loose and fast you'll love Silver Creek. Beware that most of the hard work, climbing, and effort comes in on the Rainbow trail. This is after you have already put in 20 miles of riding and descending. Definitely do-able for the average mountain biker but budget around 6 hours of total riding time. Also, there is not 3,700' of climbing on this route as the elevation suggests. That is incorrect. It's more like 2,600'.
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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Route TypePoint to Point
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eBike Allowed
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Bike typeAM, XC
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DirectionOne Direction
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Physical ratingHard
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More Stats for Monarch Crest - The Classic mountain bike route
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Altitude change-3,848 ft
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Altitude min7,463 ft
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Altitude start11,311 ft
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Altitude end7,464 ft
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Grade-2.1%
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Grade max-59.1%
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Grade min30%
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Distance climb11 miles
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Distance down22 miles
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Distance flat2 miles
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