4,777 ft
Distance
67 ft
Climb
-254 ft
Descent
00:08:47
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Garbage Chute Trail

Garbage Chute Details

  • Riding area
    Red Rock Canyon Open Space
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Global Ranking
    #1743
  • Year Opened
    2017
  • Land Manager
    City of Colorado Springs

New connector from Section 16 to the top of the garbage dump section of RedRocks. In the downhill direction this trail is smooth and flowy with a few rollers and rock/slickrock type sections. Uphill, this is a moderate climb and a good option to connect to section 16 aside for White Acres.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Garbage Chute mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -187 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,599 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,785 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,785 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,599 ft
  • Grade
    -3.909%
  • Grade max
    -22.722%
  • Grade min
    10.365%
  • Distance climb
    1,548 ft
  • Distance down
    3,219 ft
  • Distance flat
    11 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:47
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:08
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Status:
on Aug 18, 2018
Variable
Avg: 5 (1 votes)

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Trail Style
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to garbage-chute trailhead (38.828492, -104.889908)
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Garbage Chute Trail Reports

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Aug 18, 2018 @ 7:40am
Aug 18, 2018
Nov 26, 2017 @ 2:26pm
Nov 26, 2017
Nov 26, 2017 @ 2:25pm
Nov 26, 2017
Aug 14, 2017 @ 9:08pm
Aug 14, 2017
 All clear and some minor erosion.
Jul 4, 2017 @ 3:07pm
Jul 4, 2017
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