3,645 ft
Distance
75 ft
Climb
-76 ft
Descent
00:04:28
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Our Backyard Trail
  • Vail Spinners and Skinners & The Wolffe Tasting House
    since 2017
    Sponsor
  • Town of Avon
    Town of Avon
    Land Manager

Our Backyard Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    West Avon Preserve
    Avon, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #82074 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #84786 in Trail Running
    • #69040 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Town of Avon

Our Backyard is a short loop with minimal elevation change and very easily ridden both directions. It offers some smooth reinforced turns and corners, a fun run through a aspen grove and beautiful scenery on a fast rolling rocky on the east side of the trail.
This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 75 ft green climb. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Our Backyard multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,225 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,282 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,229 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,228 ft
  • Grade max
    -12.4%
  • Grade min
    13.4%
  • Distance climb
    2,116 ft
  • Distance down
    1,532 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:28
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:36
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on Apr 29, 2023
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      Our Backyard Trail Reports

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      Apr 29, 2023 @ 5:58am
      Apr 29, 2023
      		 reporter OPEN: but may have some small snow/mud spots. Ride through them please!
      Apr 25, 2023 @ 12:27am
      Apr 25, 2023
      		 reporter The West Avon Preserve is slowly melting out, but still too snowy/muddy to open. More snow this week won't speed up the process, but it won't be...
      Apr 14, 2023 @ 9:20am
      Apr 14, 2023
      		 reporter Our Backyard and PB&J are not officially closed, but they are covered in significant snow/ice. There will also mud as the snow/ice melt out...
      Apr 13, 2023 @ 4:51am
      Apr 13, 2023
      		 reporter Majority of West Avon Preserve covered in snow
      Oct 26, 2022 @ 12:29pm
      Oct 26, 2022
      		 reporter
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 87 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 582 rides
      • Last: Sep 24, 2023

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