1.3 miles
Distance
16 ft
Climb
-364 ft
Descent
00:08:27
Avg time
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mud Lake
    Nederland, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #81842 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #52297 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Boulder County Parks & Open Space

Glorious aspen lined singletrack along Sherwood Creek. If one descent is not enough - hang a left on Reload and do it again.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Sherwood Forest Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -348 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,430 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,779 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,779 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,432 ft
  • Grade
    -5.2%
  • Grade max
    -28.6%
  • Grade min
    5%
  • Distance climb
    666 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    167 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:27
  • Avg reverse time
    00:23:30
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on Jun 26, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.99 (2 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Sherwood Forest... Trail Reports

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      Jun 26, 2025 @ 9:20am
      Jun 26, 2025
      Jun 12, 2024 @ 7:35am
      Jun 12, 2024
      		 Dry and clear- kudos to the team who cleaned this up- running great
      May 20, 2024 @ 6:27pm
      May 20, 2024
      		 One small stream crossing. A few new water diversions have been created, creating a few bumps. Probably good to slow down a smidge compared to...
      Aug 20, 2023 @ 2:23am
      Aug 20, 2023
      Jul 14, 2023 @ 9:21am
      Jul 14, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 86 rides
      • Last: Jul 6, 2025

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      Jan 15, 2018 @ 3:44pm
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      May 16, 2023 @ 1:00pm
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      May 9, 2023 @ 3:00pm
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      May 9, 2023 @ 3:00pm
      May 9, 2023

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