7.1 miles
Distance
1,241 ft
Climb
-2,463 ft
Descent
02:00:52
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Breckenridge
    , Colorado
  • Ref Number
    #38
  • AKA
    CO27 - Copper Mountain to Gold Hill Segment 7 - Goldhill TH to Copper Mountain Segment 7 - Goldhill TH to Copper Mountain
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #11223 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #74598 in Trail Running
    • #30369 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking

A sublime high alpine experience. Going south to north provides some great exposed singletrack up high and fast rooty/rocky singletrack down below treeline. Can be accessed from Copper or Breck using wheeler trail. Not recommended to climb up from peaks trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for CDT CT - Miners Creek mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,224 ft
  • Altitude min
    10,020 ft
  • Altitude max
    12,485 ft
  • Altitude start
    11,244 ft
  • Altitude end
    10,020 ft
  • Grade
    -3.3%
  • Grade max
    -54.6%
  • Grade min
    50.8%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    351 ft
  • Avg time
    02:00:52
  • Avg reverse time
    03:29:39
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on Aug 8, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.45 (13 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      CDT CT - Miners... Trail Reports

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      Aug 8, 2024 @ 8:43pm
      Aug 8, 2024
      		 clear, gtg, no trees down
      Jul 15, 2024 @ 9:05am
      Jul 15, 2024
      		 Multiple trees down of various sizes blocking trail west of the Peaks Trail junction.
      Jul 14, 2024 @ 6:13am
      Jul 14, 2024
      		 Amazing
      Jun 26, 2024 @ 6:29pm
      Jun 26, 2024
      		 **6/26/24** 12 trees down starting at 1.75 miles in from the Peaks Trail to the second crossing of Miners Creek. Wet, snow and prevalent mud at...
      May 15, 2024 @ 2:26pm
      May 15, 2024
      		 reporter Unknown conditions. Please update if ridden. Do not ride muddy trails.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 158 rides
      • 42 miles avg distance
      All
      • 892 rides
      • Last: Aug 31, 2024

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      Jul 16, 2024 @ 10:02am
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      Oct 23, 2022 @ 5:54pm
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      Oct 23, 2022 @ 5:53pm
      Oct 23, 2022

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