2.2 miles
Distance
934 ft
Climb
-99 ft
Descent
00:35:22
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Buck Creek Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Trestle Bike Park
    Winter Park, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #117990 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    25 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in E-Biking

Buck Creek is a gated forest service road that gains a fair bit of elevation in a short stretch. The start is not super-obvious but found south along a wide access road along a ditch. The gated Buck Creek 'trail' becomes apparent where the ditch disappears underground. Pass around the gate and begin a relatively sustained climb. The surface is oddly a bit loose, most noticeable mid-way where grades reach a stout 20%. Near the top, things ease off before passing another gate. Crossing the forest road leads to Broken Thumb (ATV segment). It is a stellar climb (grind) that gets you up to Broken Thumb and the Idlewild trail network NW.

Bike Park

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Buck Creek mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    835 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,347 ft
  • Altitude max
    10,228 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,347 ft
  • Altitude end
    10,181 ft
  • Grade
    7.249%
  • Grade max
    -14.122%
  • Grade min
    48.696%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2,721 ft
  • Distance flat
    616 ft
  • Avg time
    00:35:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:06
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on Jul 15, 2021
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      Buck Creek Trail Reports

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      Jul 15, 2021 @ 7:59am
      Jul 15, 2021
      Jul 8, 2021 @ 12:52pm
      Jul 8, 2021
      		 Bottom of trail drops into a construction zone with no clear exit.
      Oct 13, 2020 @ 4:11pm
      Oct 13, 2020
      		 Construction guys stopped us at the trailhead... ????
      May 13, 2020 @ 6:12pm
      May 13, 2020
      		 Snow from gate on
      Dec 17, 2019 @ 6:25pm
      Dec 17, 2019
      		 Closed for the season, see you in 2020! :)
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