5.7 miles
Distance
2,017 ft
Climb
-366 ft
Descent
01:30:00
Avg time
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  • USFS
    Land Manager

Baxter Gulch Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Crested Butte Town Trails
    Crested Butte, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    Summer
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #39816 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #30961 in Trail Running
    • #19901 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2017
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Trail is complete and connects to Carbon and the Para Me A para Te Trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Baxter Gulch mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,649 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,907 ft
  • Altitude max
    10,721 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,907 ft
  • Altitude end
    10,558 ft
  • Grade
    5.4%
  • Grade max
    -40.1%
  • Grade min
    44.1%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    4,701 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,093 ft
  • Avg time
    01:30:00
  • Avg reverse time
    01:47:59
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      Baxter Gulch Trail Reports

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      Oct 4, 2022 @ 1:53pm
      Oct 4, 2022
      Aug 9, 2022 @ 3:01pm
      Aug 9, 2022
      		 Riding great! Thankfully lots of rain this year but it has resulted in more mosquitoes than usual, so you might pack / use some bug spray if you...
      Jun 28, 2022 @ 7:37pm
      Jun 28, 2022
      		 All the recently fallen trees have been cut so it’s smooth sailing! Trail is mostly perfect with the odd puddle here and there. The shallow...
      Jun 23, 2022 @ 4:12am
      Jun 23, 2022
      		 several trees down (5 or 6) blocking trail
      Jun 14, 2022 @ 3:11pm
      Jun 14, 2022
      		 Few trees down, overall a great pedal and just gorgeous
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      • Last: Jul 4, 2022

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      Baxter Gulch to Green Lake14 miles

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