1.5 miles
Distance
197 ft
Climb
-391 ft
Descent
00:13:42
Avg time

Grubstake Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Apex Park
    Golden, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #4592 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3248 in Trail Running
    • #10703 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

Fun outer loop. Starting from the west end, the trail drops downhill through a series of tight switchbacks. At the bottom, the trail climbs out of the woods and finishes with views of the Front Range. Take a right and loop back onto Bonanza or stay left and connect to Pick-n-Sledge.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Grubstake Loop multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -194 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,838 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,197 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,158 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,965 ft
  • Grade
    -2.5%
  • Grade max
    -52.3%
  • Grade min
    46%
  • Distance climb
    3,307 ft
  • Distance down
    4,226 ft
  • Distance flat
    381 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:42
  • Avg reverse time
    00:18:31
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Status:
on Dec 6, 2024
Prevalent Mud
Avg: 4.24 (6 votes)
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      Grubstake Loop Trail Reports

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      Dec 6, 2024 @ 8:51am
      12 hours
      		 Still muddy on east side of loop, passable
      Dec 3, 2024 @ 4:58am
      Dec 3, 2024
      		 Snow packed on the west and north sections, but muddy on the east side of the loop.
      Sep 22, 2024 @ 4:07pm
      Sep 22, 2024
      		 Moist
      Apr 30, 2024 @ 2:40pm
      Apr 30, 2024
      Sep 23, 2023 @ 10:16am
      Sep 23, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 411 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 3,784 rides
      • Last: Dec 6, 2024

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