3.8 miles
Distance
375 ft
Climb
-377 ft
Descent
00:42:45
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Horsethief Bench Trail
Outside Festival – Western SlopeSponsor
BLMLand Manager
Horsethief Bench Details
-
Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
-
Riding AreaKokopelli Loops
Loma, Colorado -
AKAHorsethief
-
Difficulty Rating
-
Voted DifficultyBlue (6 votes)
-
Trail TypeSingletrack
-
Bike TypeAM
-
DirectionOne Direction
-
Physical RatingModerate
-
Dogs AllowedYes
-
TTFs on TrailDrop, Rock Face, Rock Garden
-
Global Ranking
-
Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 60 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
-
Land OwnerBLM
This trail is a must for riding at the Kokopelli trails. The descent from Mary’s is typically hike-a-bike, or a super-challenge for you downhill junkies. Drop down onto the single track and experience fast-flowy riding with several tricky obstacles. The south side of the bench provides you with incredible red-rock views rising above the Colorado River. There is another section of hiking pleasure along the north-west side of the rim, but the ride through the washes on the north –side are bermed and fun. Traffic typically flows clockwise.
Local Trail Association
-
-
Please consider joining or donating to the local trail association to supportdonate to earn trail karma!
trail development & maintenance.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Horsethief Bench mountain bike trail trail
-
Altitude change-1 ft
-
Altitude min4,496 ft
-
Altitude max4,743 ft
-
Altitude start4,742 ft
-
Altitude end4,741 ft
-
Grade max-29%
-
Grade min16.8%
-
Distance climb2 miles
-
Distance down2 miles
-
Distance flat2,260 ft
-
Avg time00:42:45
-
Avg reverse time00:40:05
- view trail stats
close
-
Layers w
- More Layers
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
-
Upgrade to
3D
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
Radar Time
x
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning
A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x
Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with NO bikes.
Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.
Save
Directions to horsethief-bench trailhead
(39.171820, -108.851250)
update trails status or condition
Horsethief Bench Trail Reports
view all reports »
Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 7 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 223 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
All
- 1,817 rides
- Last: Mar 21, 2025
Photos
more »
Routes with this trail
more »
5 Reviews & Comments
We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!
Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.
Videos
more »
Nearby Trails
- Horsethief Drop 384 ft
- Wrangler Cutoff 3,481 ft
- Wrangler Dt 3,907 ft
- Wrangler 3,917 ft
- Wrangler 4,990 ft
- By todd
Trailforks & contributors - #12231 - 23,783 views
- follow/subscribe
- login to download gpx or kml files.
You must enter a description before submitting.