Mountain Bike

31.9 miles

Distance

4,556 ft

Climb

-4,554 ft

Descent

2 miles

High Point

The Buffalo Creek trail network is just begging for trail linkups to create the perfect ride. This route links several of what many consider the "Must Do" trails at Buff Creek while providing essentially two long downhills. The first half of the ride includes a few of these "Must Do's". With the headliner being the Little Scraggy loop. Upon finishing the fabulous downhill on Little Scraggy West, your descent is extended by continuing down Shinglemill. The second half of the ride begins with a climb up Baldy, giving access to yet another great downhill involving two more "Must Do's" Charlies Cut and Sandy Wash.

Detailed Description

The Best of Buffalo Creek is a 32 mile popular intermediate route located near Buffalo Creek Colorado. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 12 trails. This route climbs 4,556 ft with a max elevation of 8,552 ft then descends -4,554 ft.

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Best of Colorado MTB
since 2019
Best of North America MTB
since 2019

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Trails in Route

	Nice Kitty				4 miles
	Buffalo Burn
	NF-537				240 ft
	Little Scraggy Trail
	Little Scraggy West Trail				4 miles
	CT - Buffalo Creek
	Shinglemill				4 miles
	South Buffalo Creek Rd
	Baldy				4 miles
	Charlie's Cutoff
	Homestead
	Sandy Wash				3 miles

Details

Riding area

Buffalo Creek
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

112

More Stats for The Best of Buffalo Creek mountain bike route

Altitude min

6,668 ft
Altitude start

6,668 ft
Altitude end

6,667 ft
Grade max

-44.9%
Grade min

54.5%
Distance climb

14 miles
Distance down

14 miles
Distance flat

4 miles

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trail	date	description
Little Scraggy Trail	Mar 22, 2023 @ 1:45pm Mar 22, 2023	Mixed snow cover and wet singletrack sections, but not muddy. The snow covering parts of the trail definitely made the ride slower.
Homestead	Dec 20, 2022 @ 1:31pm Dec 20, 2022
Sandy Wash	Dec 18, 2022 @ 2:43pm Dec 18, 2022
Baldy	Dec 11, 2022 @ 10:26am Dec 11, 2022
Charlie's Cutoff	Dec 11, 2022 @ 2:26am Dec 11, 2022

The Best of Buffalo Creek route

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