1.1 miles
Distance
53 ft
Climb
-345 ft
Descent
00:10:56
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Dark Side of the Moon Trail
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Royal Gorge Park
    Cañon City, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #51780 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #93477 in Trail Running
    • #57345 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2017
  • Land Owner
    City of Cañon City

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Dark Side of the Moon is a 1 mile moderately popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Cañon City Colorado. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 53 ft blue climb. On average it takes 10 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Dark Side of the Moon mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -292 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,515 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,824 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,819 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,527 ft
  • Grade
    -4.927%
  • Grade max
    -22.603%
  • Grade min
    15.978%
  • Distance climb
    1,202 ft
  • Distance down
    4,179 ft
  • Distance flat
    539 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:56
  • Avg reverse time
    00:22:02
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on Jan 7, 2025
Snow Covered
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      Dark Side of the... Trail Reports

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      Jan 7, 2025 @ 6:35am
      Jan 7, 2025
      reporter 3-5 inches of snow
      Dec 10, 2024 @ 2:59pm
      Dec 10, 2024
      reporter ~6 inches of snow
      Nov 6, 2024 @ 7:00am
      Nov 6, 2024
      reporter 6-8 inches of heavy wet snow.
      Mar 19, 2024 @ 6:11am
      Mar 19, 2024
      reporter 1-2 feet of snow
      Oct 29, 2023 @ 1:57pm
      Oct 29, 2023
      reporter 8-10 inches of snow
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
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      • 79 rides
      • Last: Dec 28, 2024

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      Jul 20, 2019 @ 6:51am
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      Jul 20, 2019 @ 6:50am
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