1.3 miles
Distance
566 ft
Climb
00:20:27
Avg time
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Buckhorn Cutoff Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    North Cheyenne Cañon Park
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #5118 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #12134 in Trail Running
    • #4492 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking

Primarily ridden as a connector to Captain Jacks. This trail provides an opportunity for someone to test their fitness or to meander up and enjoy Captain Jacks downhill. Downhill riding will not provide much flow or exceitment but can serve as a alternate route to access other Cheyenne Canyon trails.

This is a semi-popular hiking route due to the close proximity of Cheyenne Canyon Upper Trailhead.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Buckhorn Cutoff mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    566 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,634 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,200 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,634 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,199 ft
  • Grade
    8.6%
  • Grade max
    0.6%
  • Grade min
    50.5%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    23 ft
  • Avg time
    00:20:27
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:36
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on Sep 5, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4 (13 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Buckhorn Cutoff Trail Reports

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      Sep 5, 2024 @ 1:44pm
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      May 4, 2024 @ 6:33am
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      Sep 30, 2023 @ 8:15am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 23 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 494 rides
      • Last: Mar 16, 2025

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      Routes with this trail

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      Captain Jacks Chute Route featured13 miles
      D-Loop #316 miles
      Chamberlain To Buckhorn with finish on Captain Jacks and Chutes13 miles
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      youtuber Mountain Biking Captain Jack's &...
      624 | Nov 16, 2017 , Colorado Springs
      clip 5 Buckhorn, upper Jacks July 21 , 2018
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