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4,144 ft
Distance
331 ft
Climb
-135 ft
Descent
00:10:25
Avg time
198 ft
Altitude change
7,915 ft
Altitude min
8,191 ft
Altitude max
7,915 ft
Altitude start
8,114 ft
Altitude end
4.8%
Grade
-34%
Grade max
38.5%
Grade min
2,694 ft
Distance climb
1,250 ft
Distance down
200 ft
Distance flat
00:10:25
Avg time
Skull Pass Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Dirtbike/Moto
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Riding AreaHartman Rocks
Gunnison, Colorado -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity65 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 65 in E-Biking
- 65 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Dirtbiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Global Ranking#94833 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #125026 in E-Biking
- #138707 in Trail Running
- #344285 in Hiking
- #14998 in Dirtbiking
- #23172 in Horseback
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State Ranking#1,878 in Mountain Biking · Colorado [+]
- #1,256 in E-Biking
- #4,048 in Trail Running
- #7,382 in Hiking
- #523 in Dirtbiking
- #653 in Horseback
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Skull Pass is a 4,144 ft moderately popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Gunnison Colorado. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 331 ft blue climb. On average it takes 10 minutes to complete this trail.
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Past Week
- 1 rides
- 18 miles average
6 Months
- 27 rides
- 34 miles avg distance
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- 113 rides
- Last: Sep 23, 2026
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Directions to skull-pass trailhead
(38.449880, -106.983460)
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