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2.0 miles
Distance
542 ft
Climb
-70 ft
Descent
00:42:01
Avg time
473 ft
Altitude change
8,939 ft
Altitude min
9,423 ft
Altitude max
8,949 ft
Altitude start
9,423 ft
Altitude end
4.4%
Grade
-8.6%
Grade max
23.6%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
2,113 ft
Distance down
279 ft
Distance flat
00:42:01
Avg time
Barbour Fork Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaIdaho Springs
, Colorado -
Ref Number#48.2
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity35 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular In Reverse
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Barbour Fork is a 2 mile less popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Idaho Springs Colorado. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 542 ft blue climb. On average it takes 42 minutes to complete this trail.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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chacou
Old, beat up hiking trail along the 4WD road. Nothing worthwhile.
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