6.1 miles
Distance
1,159 ft
Climb
-1,984 ft
Descent
01:07:58
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CDT - Jones Pass Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Jones Pass
    Silverthorne, Colorado
  • Ref Number
    #96
  • AKA
    CO31 - Herman Gulch to Berthoud Pass
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T3 Demanding Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #36759 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #58015 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Continental Divide Trail from Herman Gulch to Jones Pass

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for CDT - Jones Pass multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -824 ft
  • Altitude min
    11,858 ft
  • Altitude max
    13,220 ft
  • Altitude start
    12,718 ft
  • Altitude end
    11,893 ft
  • Grade
    -2.6%
  • Grade max
    -51.7%
  • Grade min
    47.4%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,063 ft
  • Avg time
    01:07:58
  • Avg reverse time
    02:14:22
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on Jul 13, 2024
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Avg: 4.45 (7 votes)
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      CDT - Jones Pass Trail Reports

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      Jul 13, 2024 @ 12:34pm
      Jul 13, 2024
      		 Actual trail is clear, but the road is still closed due to snow and requires a hike-a-bike and climbing a snow pack on an unofficial trail to get...
      Aug 21, 2023 @ 8:23pm
      Aug 21, 2023
      Aug 15, 2021 @ 8:50am
      Aug 15, 2021
      		 No snow on the trail. All good.
      Jul 19, 2021 @ 8:46pm
      Jul 19, 2021
      		 Cornice is pretty easy to get over at Jones Pass
      Oct 8, 2020 @ 1:52pm
      Oct 8, 2020
      		Closed due to Williams Fork Fire. See the CDT website linked below for more...
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