3 miles
Distance
486 ft
Climb
-583 ft
Descent
00:24:18
Avg time
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Slick Rock Details
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Riding AreaCody
Cody, Wyoming -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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Trail UsageBiking Only
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Seasonall year if no snow cover
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailDrop, Rock Face
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Global Ranking#8920 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity30 in Mountain Biking
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Land ManagerBLM
These extraordinary sandstone outcrops (Mesaverde formation) define the perimeter of Oregon Basin. Their are an unlimited number of ways to ride these outcrops ranging from strong intermediate to cliff hucking that is yet to be fully explored, all within a few feet of each other. You can blaze through this trail in an hour, or spend all day on its many permutations. The quality of the slickrock here is as good as you'll find anywhere, and it even has trees.
Access Info
Getting there: Head East out of Cody on highway 14-16-20. From Taco John's, basically the last business on your right as you leave town, travel 5.8 miles to Bluebird Lane on your right. Proceed to the cattle guard and park there.
Ride up the two track into the canyon you see in front of you. At the mouth of the canyon the two track turns into singletrack. Climb the singletrack until you reconnect with the two track under the power lines.
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More Stats for Slick Rock bike trail
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Altitude change-97 ft
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Altitude min5,258 ft
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Altitude max5,507 ft
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Altitude start5,355 ft
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Altitude end5,258 ft
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Grade-0.683%
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Grade max-22.445%
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Grade min21.409%
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Distance climb1 miles
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat324 ft
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Avg time00:24:18
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Avg reverse time00:00:05
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 5 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
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- 23 rides
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BrentKertzman
BHT (Jan 30, 2018 at 6:15)
We rode this trail multiple times in 2013. Following the easiest line makes this ride an intermediate ride overall. There are one or two very short steep climbs on the two track access roads. So many options it's mind boggling. Tests your route finding skills. Super good, very fun, savory riding, must do. Plan a trip to Yellowstone and bring your bikes!
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abighoohaw
(Apr 10, 2019 at 19:33)
this trail is a blast. It is pretty technical with a ton of variation/possible lines. I recommend making this ride when you are fresh and rested. You need to be on top of your game to really enjoy it.
My vehicle marked Bluebird road being right at 5 miles from Taco Johns. This is not much of a road as it is a bumpy pasture path. Park at the cattle guard. ride the two track toward the little canyon straight ahead. The two track goes up the right side of the canyon, you can follow this or go to your left at the beginning of the canyon and ride the trail up. I recommend taking the two track up and the single track back down. once you reach the top of the hill there is a gate. go through the gate (make sure you close it). now you can ride the two track down or take one of the various single tracks off (these are all very precarious). At the bottom of the hill stay on the two track that parallels the bottom of the hill. If you find yourself out in the flat bottom just turn around and look for the trail. On my next trip I will build some cairns to mark the trails. I took this route to the end of the slick rock and then road the two track back around to the steep climb back up to the gate. At the gate you will see where the single track comes up out of the canyon, jump on this and rip back down to the cattle guard.
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My vehicle marked Bluebird road being right at 5 miles from Taco Johns. This is not much of a road as it is a bumpy pasture path. Park at the cattle guard. ride the two track toward the little canyon straight ahead. The two track goes up the right side of the canyon, you can follow this or go to your left at the beginning of the canyon and ride the trail up. I recommend taking the two track up and the single track back down. once you reach the top of the hill there is a gate. go through the gate (make sure you close it). now you can ride the two track down or take one of the various single tracks off (these are all very precarious). At the bottom of the hill stay on the two track that parallels the bottom of the hill. If you find yourself out in the flat bottom just turn around and look for the trail. On my next trip I will build some cairns to mark the trails. I took this route to the end of the slick rock and then road the two track back around to the steep climb back up to the gate. At the gate you will see where the single track comes up out of the canyon, jump on this and rip back down to the cattle guard.
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