Mountain Bike

15.7 miles

Distance

2,053 ft

Climb

-2,054 ft

Descent

1 mile

High Point

A good introduction to the Oil Well Flats trail system. Get the best of everything with just a little bit of overlapping trails.

This route starts at the lower trailhead, taking Tectonic Shift up to the Anticline connector, up Fire Canyon, taking Island in the Sky clockwise, then climbing Fire Canyon again to take Unconformity counter-clockwise. The route then takes Anticline clockwise, climbs back up part of Unconformity, and takes flowy Fracture down, pretty much to the parking lot again. All trails are non-directional, but this particular route gives you plenty of fun per mile.

Detailed Description

Oil WellFlats Tour #2 is a 16 mile popular intermediate route located near Cañon City Colorado. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 20 trails. This route climbs 2,053 ft with a max elevation of 6,748 ft then descends -2,054 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Tectonic Shift - West				2 miles
	Tectonic Shift - East				3,812 ft
	Unconformity				1,240 ft
	Anticline				1,532 ft
	Fire Canyon				4,724 ft
	Island in the Sky				3 miles
	Fire Canyon				1,611 ft
	Island in the Sky Connector				410 ft
	Dirt Road				1,896 ft
	Unconformity				2 miles
	Anticline				3 miles
	Tectonic Shift - East				3,812 ft
	Unconformity				3,028 ft
	Fracture				2 miles
	Tectonic Shift - West				1,106 ft

Details

Riding area

Oil Well Flats
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

37

More Stats for Oil WellFlats Tour #2 mountain bike route

Avg time

2 hr 5 min
Altitude min

5,937 ft
Altitude start

5,938 ft
Altitude end

5,938 ft
Grade

-0%
Grade max

-60.6%
Grade min

48.1%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

7 miles
Distance flat

2 miles

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trail	date	description
Unconformity	Nov 6, 2024 @ 7:03am Nov 6, 2024	6-8 inches of heavy wet snow. reporter
Tectonic Shift - West	Nov 6, 2024 @ 7:02am Nov 6, 2024	6-8 inches of heavy wet snow. reporter
Tectonic Shift - East	Nov 6, 2024 @ 7:02am Nov 6, 2024	6-8 inches of heavy wet snow. reporter
Island in the Sky Connector	Nov 6, 2024 @ 7:01am Nov 6, 2024	6-8 inches of heavy wet snow. reporter
Island in the Sky	Nov 6, 2024 @ 7:01am Nov 6, 2024	6-8 inches of heavy wet snow. reporter