2.2 miles
Distance
61 ft
Climb
-646 ft
Descent
00:22:36
Avg time

Lower Bitterbrush Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Hall Ranch
    Lyons, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #1342 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9620 in Trail Running
    • #10093 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
  • Land Owner

Very deserving of its black diamond rating. Lower Bitterbrush reminds me of desert riding in southern Utah, almost like a steeper version of UPS/LPS in Moab. Suffice it to say, there are many technical rock features, interspersed with brief patches of singletrack to catch your breath. Many of the rock features have multiple lines, so get creative

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More Stats for Lower Bitterbrush mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -587 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,488 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,132 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,075 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,489 ft
  • Grade
    -5%
  • Grade max
    -28.9%
  • Grade min
    14.3%
  • Distance climb
    1,978 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    522 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:36
  • Avg reverse time
    00:42:55
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on Sep 13, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4.6 (26 votes)
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      Lower Bitterbrush Trail Reports

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      Sep 13, 2023 @ 7:59am
      Sep 13, 2023
      Dry, but not too dry.
      Aug 31, 2023 @ 10:33am
      Aug 31, 2023
      Dry dry dry. !
      Aug 3, 2023 @ 10:40am
      Aug 3, 2023
      Aug 2, 2023 @ 1:21am
      Aug 2, 2023
      Best dirt I’ve ever seen at Hall.
      Jul 1, 2023 @ 12:30am
      Jul 1, 2023
      Dry and fast
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 22 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 778 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 6,366 rides
      • Last: Jun 23, 2023

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      Feb 19, 2021 @ 2:57pm
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      Dec 24, 2014 @ 8:58am
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