2.3 miles
Distance
444 ft
Climb
-25 ft
Descent
00:26:26
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Prime Cut Trail
  • BLM
    BLM
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Prime Cut Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    18 Road
    Fruita, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #782 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #90684 in Trail Running
    • #50416 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    BLM - Mesa County

Uphill only trail used to access the top of the 18rd Trail system.

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB Blue Rating: Intermediate features and steeper terrain.

A couple narrow off-camber sections and one ledgy rock climb

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Prime Cut mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    419 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,085 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,524 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,085 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,505 ft
  • Grade
    3.4%
  • Grade max
    -6.8%
  • Grade min
    21.7%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    945 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,205 ft
  • Avg time
    00:26:26
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:12
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Status:
on Jan 25, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.08 (32 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Prime Cut Trail Reports

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      Jan 25, 2025 @ 1:01pm
      Jan 25, 2025
      		 Good dirt, couple spots of snow, overall good
      Jan 3, 2025 @ 2:28pm
      Jan 3, 2025
      		 Interesting reroute, I miss the rock garden
      Dec 14, 2024 @ 10:23am
      Dec 14, 2024
      Nov 18, 2024 @ 12:01pm
      Nov 18, 2024
      Nov 13, 2024 @ 12:24pm
      Nov 13, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 202 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 740 rides
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      May 16, 2020 @ 2:49pm
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      Oct 18, 2019 @ 11:54am
      Oct 18, 2019
      134 |
      Oct 17, 2019 @ 1:35pm
      Oct 17, 2019
      242 |
      Sep 11, 2016 @ 9:49am
      Sep 11, 2016

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