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2.3 miles
Distance
296 ft
Climb
-389 ft
Descent
00:18:00
Avg time
-93 ft
Altitude change
5,337 ft
Altitude min
5,576 ft
Altitude max
5,466 ft
Altitude start
5,374 ft
Altitude end
-0.8%
Grade
-29.2%
Grade max
36.3%
Grade min
5,033 ft
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
820 ft
Distance flat
00:18:00
Avg time
Frontside Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding Area18 Road
Fruita, Colorado -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 60 in E-Biking
- 40 in Trail Running
- 45 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Land OwnerBLM - Mesa County
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Frontside is a highly rated 2 mile popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Fruita Colorado. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 18 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 5 miles average
6 Months
- 30 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
All
- 342 rides
- Last: Sep 19, 2026
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Directions to frontside-12252 trailhead
(39.333930, -108.700900)
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mtb
5:44 |
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Jul 12, 2025 , Fruita
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12:57 |
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Jul 1, 2023 , Fruita
Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 14 miles • 1,638 ft • 6 •
Matches ride we did in 2013...............
★ 3.7 • 29 miles • 3,566 ft • 15 •
Larrycollins
Trail is like riding on a cobblestone street due to the damage by all the cows. Ditto with many of the other trails at 18 road.
freemech
Peanut butter mud right now. DO not ride for a few days
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