53 miles
Distance
11,266 ft
Climb
-11,266 ft
Descent
1 miles
High Point

Near 60 mi out and back from Waterton Canyon parking lots, over the mountains and into Pine, CO. Can easily be added to by connecting with Buffalo Creek trail network.

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  • Riding area
    Denver Area
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Out & Back
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical rating
    Hard
More Stats for Waterton to Buffalo Creek mountain bike route
  • Altitude min
    5,496 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,500 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,500 ft
  • Grade max
    -67.464%
  • Grade min
    67.464%
  • Distance climb
    25 miles
  • Distance down
    25 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
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Trail Conditions
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  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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CT (Seg 1)
Nov 24, 2018 @ 2:49pm
Nov 24, 2018
Rode to the first peak and encountered a lot of icy sections mixed with snowpack.
CT (Seg 2)
Apr 29, 2018 @ 2:08pm
Apr 29, 2018
The pine floor areas are in good shape still.
South Platte Canyon Road
Mar 23, 2017 @ 8:43pm
Mar 23, 2017
Dry. Little bits of life returning to the brush.
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