1.7 miles
Distance
40 ft
Climb
-281 ft
Descent
00:13:45
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Fracture Trail
  • BLM
    BLM
    Land Manager

Fracture Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Oil Well Flats
    Cañon City, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #5076 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #31914 in Trail Running
    • #81372 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    BLM

Flowing descent back to the parking lot, moderate to easy climb up.

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More Stats for Fracture mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -241 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,974 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,215 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,215 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,974 ft
  • Grade
    -2.672%
  • Grade max
    -13.037%
  • Grade min
    8.259%
  • Distance climb
    1,173 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    1,987 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:45
  • Avg reverse time
    00:20:14
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Status:
on Jan 7, 2025
Snow Covered
Avg: 4.08 (6 votes)
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      Fracture Trail Reports

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      Jan 7, 2025 @ 6:35am
      Jan 7, 2025
      reporter 3-5 inches of snow
      Dec 29, 2024 @ 11:48am
      Dec 29, 2024
      Trail was dry today
      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.
      Jul 21, 2024 @ 3:25pm
      Jul 21, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 8 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 321 rides
      • Last: Feb 10, 2025

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      Dec 28, 2016 @ 9:38am
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