7 miles
Distance
24 ft
Climb
-2,965 ft
Descent
00:50:51
Avg time
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Green's Creek Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSalida
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Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#12333 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity65 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
An awesome rip off the Monarch Crest Trail. Starts out with some deep roots and little stream crossings. The top has the tendency to keep moisture as it is deep in the forest. The big roots create seriously rowdy riding and even a wheel trap if you don't lean back. The terrain slowly changes to a bit more sun exposure which dries out the trail and more rocks, and then more rocks, big and embedded in some spots. The middle flattens out just a bit and even gets a bit peddaly for a short section before the speed really picks up for the bottom third. Just when the trail appears to get tame, you drop down a fast rocky section and keep ripping.
This trail can be shuttled but includes a mild and easy climb on the Monarch Crest from the saddle. Not great to spin up the pavement back to the top as the road shoulder goes to zero for the last few miles.
More Stats for Green's Creek bike trail
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Altitude change-2,941 ft
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Altitude min8,562 ft
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Altitude max11,503 ft
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Altitude start11,503 ft
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Altitude end8,562 ft
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Grade-8.37%
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Grade max-130.254%
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Grade min7.35%
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Distance climb905 ft
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Distance down6 miles
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Distance flat616 ft
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Avg time00:50:51
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Avg reverse time00:12:13
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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
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- 0 rides
6 Months
- 89 rides
- 23 miles avg distance
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- 177 rides
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Routes with this trail
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lubes17319
(Sep 25, 2016 at 11:13)
Funnest descent off the crest!
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Mgladding
(Aug 2, 2017 at 16:07)
This trail is tops! Loads of rocks, roots and mini drops. It's techy but has awesome flow! I normally stay away from double black rated trails, but I found this trail to be 100% rideable.
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forrestgladding
(Aug 29, 2017 at 10:59)
Has to be one of my all time favorite descents on a mtn bike anywhere, and I have done a lot of rides in my life!
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SuitedFingers
(Sep 26, 2018 at 11:12)
Great alternative to the traditional Monarch Crest route. You get the famous Monarch alpine single track to get to Green's, and then one of the best descents anywhere. Greens is rocky, rooty, and looooong. It's a mix of pine and aspen forests that follows a creek all the way down. Start of Monarch to the end of Greens is 13.5 miles with about 800 feet of climbing and 3,500 feet of descent.
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whoisadam
(Jul 29, 2019 at 19:30)
I agree with everyone here, I have done a lot of the downhills from Monarch Crest, Agate Creek, Silver Creek, Rainbow and Green Creek is my favorite. Green Creek just goes downhill there is hardly any uphill and you can just charge, so many fun features, its a hoot. The top part of Agate Creek is amazing as well but the rest of it is okay. Silver Creek was fun but over quick and not as fun as Green. Rainbow is more of a cross country trail with lots of ups and downs and no long sustained downhill flow until the end.
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