3,970 ft
Distance
4 ft
Climb
-688 ft
Descent
00:04:38
Avg time
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Saddle East Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Lefthand OHV
    Boulder, Colorado
  • Ref Number
    #842
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #44290 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in Trail Running
    • 30 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    USFS - Boulder Ranger District

More difficult than 841 but nothing scary. What makes this hard is the speed and tech combo. Watch the pedal catchers and let 'er rip Don't come any where near your brake rotors when you're done.

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More Stats for Saddle East mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -684 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,186 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,870 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,870 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,186 ft
  • Grade
    -17.23%
  • Grade max
    -38.562%
  • Grade min
    9.236%
  • Distance climb
    43 ft
  • Distance down
    3,899 ft
  • Distance flat
    28 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:40:54
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Status:
on Jan 3, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 3.6 (12 votes)

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  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Parking Parking
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  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Directions to saddle-east trailhead (40.116720, -105.326760)
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      Saddle East Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jan 3, 2021 @ 4:41pm
      Jan 3, 2021
      Dec 6, 2020 @ 9:29am
      Dec 6, 2020
      Dec 4, 2020 @ 1:29pm
      Dec 4, 2020
      		 reporter Trail is open. Please update conditions if you ride.
      Nov 20, 2020 @ 5:55pm
      Nov 20, 2020
      		 reporter USFS fire closure in effect to Dec 20 or when order is recinded: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/arp/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD853591
      Nov 18, 2020 @ 5:06pm
      Nov 18, 2020
      		 reporter USFS fire closure in effect to Dec 15 or when order is rescinded. https://bit.ly/3pOKsjZ
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 11 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 212 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,201 rides
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      May 31, 2020 @ 12:22pm
      May 31, 2020
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      May 31, 2020 @ 12:21pm
      May 31, 2020

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      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      flag anthobroncos (Feb 23, 2019 at 18:27)
       One of the most fun trails in Boulder County. Definitely not a double diamond run. There are no mandatory jumps or drops and it's not quite as steep as the other LHOHV trails. Prone to ruts after heavy rains. But the single worst part of this trail is that it's too short!
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag provin1327 (Jun 4, 2020 at 19:29)
       This trail was totally destroyed by rains last year. There is a huge section of the trail that is about a 1 foot rut for a few hundred yards. A go-around was forming but it's fate will be the same I'm sure.
      [Reply]

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