6.2 miles
Distance
86 ft
Climb
-1,153 ft
Descent
00:33:53
Avg time
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Grand Traverse Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Vail Mountain
    Vail, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #35684 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 25 in E-Biking

Amazing view of the Back Bowls, Holy Cross, and the Sawatch Range. A few ups but mostly down and fun, flowy singletrack.

Bike Park

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Grand Traverse mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,067 ft
  • Altitude min
    10,326 ft
  • Altitude max
    11,405 ft
  • Altitude start
    11,394 ft
  • Altitude end
    10,328 ft
  • Grade
    -3.3%
  • Grade max
    -60%
  • Grade min
    14.8%
  • Distance climb
    4,203 ft
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,465 ft
  • Avg time
    00:33:53
  • Avg reverse time
    01:10:08
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Status:
on Jun 24, 2024
Dry
Avg: 4.14 (8 votes)
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      Grand Traverse Trail Reports

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      Jun 24, 2024 @ 1:47pm
      Jun 24, 2024
      reporter Most trails on Vail Mountain are dry. Some still have snow and downed trees. Please respect individual closures posted by Vail Resorts
      Jun 24, 2024 @ 1:41pm
      Jun 24, 2024
      reporter Might still be some patches of snow in the higher/shadier areas
      Mar 28, 2024 @ 12:52pm
      Mar 28, 2024
      reporter It's ski season - go ski!
      Oct 22, 2023 @ 2:50am
      Oct 22, 2023
      North facing is untracked snow. South facing mostly good, a few small snow patches
      Sep 16, 2023 @ 5:12am
      Sep 16, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 10 rides
      • 23 miles avg distance
      All
      • 53 rides
      • Last: Oct 20, 2024

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      Aug 24, 2024 @ 5:22pm
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      Aug 5, 2023 @ 1:05pm
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      Sep 30, 2021 @ 5:29pm
      Sep 30, 2021

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