1.3 miles
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-683 ft
Descent
00:41:37
Avg time
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Black Jack Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Buffalo Creek
    , Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • Global Ranking
    #45810 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

A technical challenge favorite, with big boulders, huge slab walls, and boulder drops. Bring your big travel bike and don't forget to back your brass ba....

The first half of this trail or West side is called Raspberry Ridge and connects to Black Jack, or it can be ridden as an out and back, the East side is Black Jack and is downhill only.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Black Jack mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -680 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,431 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,111 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,111 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,431 ft
  • Grade
    -9.9%
  • Grade max
    -41.3%
  • Grade min
    1.5%
  • Distance climb
    177 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    640 ft
  • Avg time
    00:41:37
  • Avg reverse time
    01:22:46
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on Aug 27, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4 (13 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Wet
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      Black Jack Trail Reports

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      Aug 27, 2023 @ 3:53am
      Aug 27, 2023
      Aug 7, 2023 @ 11:32am
      Aug 7, 2023
      Storm damage
      Jun 2, 2023 @ 8:43am
      Jun 2, 2023
      Stay away! Unless you are a World Cup downhiller, avoid this trail like the plague! There are no easy alternates to the cliff jumps they call...
      Dec 20, 2022 @ 1:29pm
      Dec 20, 2022
      Dec 19, 2021 @ 10:03am
      Dec 19, 2021
      Ruts are gone and trail is running pretty good
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 52 rides
      • Last: Aug 13, 2017

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      Feb 3, 2020 @ 10:56am
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      Jun 4, 2019 @ 8:38am
      Jun 4, 2019
      782 |
      Feb 4, 2018 @ 9:04pm
      Feb 4, 2018

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