320 ft
Distance
-70 ft
Descent
00:03:23
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Horsethief Drop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Kokopelli Loops
    Fruita, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #382 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #15322 in Trail Running
    • #10175 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking

The Horsetheif drop is a classic terror ride, if you choose to ride it- most don't. It's a rigorous dive from the canyon rim down to the bench, with 2-4 ft vertical drops. Is it worth the hike down to ride the bench trail? Unequivocally yes.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Horsethief Drop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -70 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,746 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,816 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,816 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,746 ft
  • Grade
    -21.777%
  • Grade max
    -60.145%
  • Grade min
    -8.608%
  • Distance down
    320 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:23
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:40
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on Oct 17, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.95 (24 votes)
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      Horsethief Drop Trail Reports

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      Oct 17, 2023 @ 8:56am
      Oct 17, 2023
      		 Dry, but rideable. Dusty and pretty good!
      Sep 17, 2023 @ 11:27am
      Sep 17, 2023
      Apr 21, 2023 @ 9:33pm
      Apr 21, 2023
      Dec 25, 2022 @ 12:55am
      Dec 25, 2022
      Oct 7, 2022 @ 12:20am
      Oct 7, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 19 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 710 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 8,468 rides
      • Last: Dec 9, 2023

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      Sep 30, 2020 @ 3:07pm
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      Sep 30, 2020 @ 3:05pm
      Sep 30, 2020
      1,260 |
      Sep 29, 2014 @ 6:44pm
      Sep 29, 2014

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