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4,344 ft
Distance
60 ft
Climb
-291 ft
Descent
00:04:04
Avg time
-233 ft
Altitude change
10,523 ft
Altitude min
10,775 ft
Altitude max
10,775 ft
Altitude start
10,541 ft
Altitude end
-5.4%
Grade
-28.6%
Grade max
19.9%
Grade min
656 ft
Distance climb
3,386 ft
Distance down
305 ft
Distance flat
00:04:04
Avg time
Shift Boss Details
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Activities
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- E-Bike
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Riding AreaTelluride Bike Park
Telluride, Colorado -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
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Global Ranking#43985 in Mountain Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Jump
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Land OwnerTelluride Bike Park
Shift Boss is a Blue rated freeride trail in the Telluride Bike Park. This trail is the connection over to No Brainer which when combined are a great lower intermediate top to bottom flow trail and a great progression from Tommyknocker. This trail is also the connection to the 'Old Park' side of the mountain and the access trail to most of the advanced technical terrain in the park.
Access Info
Park of the Telluride Bike Park. Bike Park pass or ticket required. Trail is closed outside of Bike Park operations.
Bike Park
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 1 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
All
- 328 rides
- Last: Jun 19, 2026
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Directions to shift-boss trailhead
(37.923470, -107.830620)
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Jul 1, 2011 , Telluride
Routes with this trail
2 miles • 84 ft • 4 • Point to Point •
Fun Top to bottom lap with a little bit of everything. to to Log Jams to to Lower Hopper and then Lower .
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