2.9 miles
Distance
63 ft
Climb
-1,183 ft
Descent
00:30:17
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Pipeline Trail

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    Land Manager

Pipeline Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    North Cheyenne Cañon Park
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Ref Number
    #668
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 3
  • Global Ranking
    #48339 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #38575 in E-Biking
    • #74590 in Trail Running
    • #37495 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 40 in Trail Running
    • 50 in Hiking
    • 5 in Dirtbiking

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Pipeline is a 3 mile moderately popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Colorado Springs Colorado. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill only and has a hard overall physical rating with a 63 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 30 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Pipeline mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,120 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,072 ft
  • Altitude max
    10,205 ft
  • Altitude start
    10,205 ft
  • Altitude end
    9,085 ft
  • Grade
    -7.2%
  • Grade max
    -48.2%
  • Grade min
    8.3%
  • Distance climb
    2,779 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    925 ft
  • Avg time
    00:30:17
  • Avg reverse time
    00:50:49
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on Nov 12, 2023
Snow Covered
Avg: 4 (4 votes)
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      Pipeline Trail Reports

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      Nov 12, 2023 @ 6:05pm
      Nov 12, 2023
      		 Currently snow covered and very difficult to ride. Maybe a fat bike would be better, but the snow is not at all groomed. Just one dirt bike tire...
      Jul 2, 2023 @ 7:39am
      Jul 2, 2023
      		 Forest service is working on the top half, very soft and loose.
      Sep 9, 2022 @ 10:09am
      Sep 9, 2022
      Jun 5, 2022 @ 1:47pm
      Jun 5, 2022
      May 28, 2022 @ 8:08pm
      May 28, 2022
      		 a few inches of slushy snow for the first mile or so, otherwise great conditions
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 46 rides
      • 25 miles avg distance
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      • 475 rides
      • Last: Oct 22, 2023

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