7:30 Mine Road Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaGeorgetown
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Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeGravel, Adaptive MTB
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking#193761 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity5 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
Being a former road, the trail is wide and stony, with a fairly easy grade.
All along the trail you can see the town of Silver Plume, with Clear Creek running through it, down below. At about the one mile mark, you will cross a field of trees downed by an avalanche. Following this, you’ll come to an old brown shack that is still mostly standing. Take the time to look around, then continue to follow the trail leading west, where there are more buildings to be found.
Along the trail, you’ll find various debris and dilapidated buildings. A pair of cables cross the trail three times. A favorite find was a small cave dug out of the solid rock mountainside. A short tunnel leads to a solid wood door. Behind the door is a very small stone room—no tunnels Because there are no rotting timbers or loose soil, it is safe to explore this cave. As you progress, you will see a few mine shafts that have been reclaimed by the placement of metals grates across the openings.
Shortly before the end of the hike is the Griffin Memorial. It's on a side spur which you'll recognize by the metal grate on the right; the spur goes left. The memorial is a granite obelisk erected on a dramatic, sheer cliff in honor of Clifford Griffin. Local legend has it that he was playing his fiddle one night on the cliff, when the music stopped and a shot rang out. Details aren’t known, but the shot is attributed to either his brother or himself.
Past the memorial, the trail becomes slightly more dangerous. It crosses a patch of loose rock; be careful crossing here because it’s a long, sheer drop down the mountain. (People with vertigo or height phobias may not want to go further.) Soon you’ll come to a small creek cascading down the mountainside, decorated with old mining equipment. The trail ends here, though you could cross the creek and explore the ruins on the other side.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 7:30 Mine Road mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-1,259 ft
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Altitude min9,204 ft
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Altitude max10,463 ft
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Altitude start10,463 ft
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Altitude end9,204 ft
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Grade-12.299%
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Grade max-40.402%
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Grade min35.866%
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Distance climb965 ft
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat412 ft
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Avg time00:29:51
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Avg reverse time00:28:00
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