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1,486 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-60 ft
Descent
00:03:11
Avg time
-57 ft
Altitude change
6,462 ft
Altitude min
6,522 ft
Altitude max
6,519 ft
Altitude start
6,463 ft
Altitude end
-3.8%
Grade
-16.8%
Grade max
3%
Grade min
197 ft
Distance climb
1,063 ft
Distance down
230 ft
Distance flat
00:03:11
Avg time
Smelter Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaApex Park
Golden, Colorado -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (2 votes)
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Local Popularity35 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 30 in E-Biking
- 75 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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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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Smelter is a 1,486 ft less popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Golden Colorado. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary and has a hard overall physical rating with a 3 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 17 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
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- 378 rides
- Last: Oct 23, 2026
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Directions to smelter trailhead
(39.714950, -105.217440)
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mtb
7:52 |
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Jan 11, 2019 , Golden
mtb
2:25 |
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Dec 16, 2015 , Golden
Routes with this trail
★ 1.0 • 5 miles • 1,017 ft • 10 •
This is a short route that gives a nice taste of what Apex park can offer. Just remember there are...
8 miles • 1,628 ft • 9 • Loop •
Technical climb followed by excellent downhill on enchanted forest and apex trail. Subject to direction...
provin1327
I thought this in conjunction with climbing Argos would be a great suspension testing track but I was wrong. This trail is overgrown, narrow, and filled with sharp pointy rocks. It has no flow, felt awkward, and dumps you out on a flat part of Magic Mountain, basically at the end. Not great.
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