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5.2 miles
Distance
4,948 ft
Climb
-238 ft
Descent
05:30:48
Avg time
4,710 ft
Altitude change
9,709 ft
Altitude min
14,420 ft
Altitude max
9,709 ft
Altitude start
14,419 ft
Altitude end
17%
Grade
-25.7%
Grade max
101.1%
Grade min
5 miles
Distance climb
3,353 ft
Distance down
89 ft
Distance flat
05:30:48
Avg time
Black Cloud Details
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Activities
- Hike
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaTwin Lakes
Leadville, Colorado -
Ref Number#1480
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity5 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 60 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Black Cloud is a 5 mile less popular double black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Leadville Colorado. This hike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 4,948 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 5 hours30 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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- Last: Jul 22, 2025
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(39.068930, -106.433840)
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greaseeater
Out and back to the ridgeline is solid.
Do not attempt above that ie. summiting Elbert. You will have a bad time
Do not attempt above that ie. summiting Elbert. You will have a bad time
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