5 miles
Distance
71 ft
Climb
-2,417 ft
Descent
01:04:38
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of South Fooses Creek Trail

South Fooses Creek Details

  • Riding Area
    Salida
    Salida, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #12948 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Steep and fast with tons of rocks. This trail is a rowdy descent, a bit more difficult than Greens Greek, but ends quicker. If you are deciding between the two, go with Greens Creek trail

Local Trail Association
More Stats for South Fooses Creek bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -2,346 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,572 ft
  • Altitude max
    11,924 ft
  • Altitude start
    11,924 ft
  • Altitude end
    9,577 ft
  • Grade
    -8.122%
  • Grade max
    -38.748%
  • Grade min
    12.411%
  • Distance climb
    2,002 ft
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    248 ft
  • Avg time
    01:04:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:41:42
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Status:
on Aug 12, 2018
Dry
Avg: 4.65 (3 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed or Major Issue / Red

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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Directions to south-fooses-creek trailhead (38.454470, -106.277030)
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South Fooses Creek Trail Reports

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Aug 12, 2018 @ 9:12am
Aug 12, 2018
 In great shape verging on the dry side.
Jul 4, 2018 @ 7:42am
Jul 4, 2018
Jul 4, 2018 @ 7:41am
Jul 4, 2018
 Just a couple fallen trees
Sep 18, 2017 @ 7:57am
Sep 18, 2017
Aug 6, 2017 @ 3:38pm
Aug 6, 2017
 Muddy up top, great at the bottom
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Photos

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Nov 19, 2018 @ 7:02pm
Nov 19, 2018
South Fooses Creek, Manitou Springs
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Aug 13, 2018 @ 1:59pm
Aug 13, 2018
South Fooses Creek, Park City
68 |
Sep 13, 2016 @ 4:24am
Sep 13, 2016
South Fooses Creek, Boise
100 |
Feb 23, 2016 @ 2:09pm
Feb 23, 2016
South Fooses Creek, Salida

Routes with this trail

titleratingdistance
Monarch Crest Enduro 2015 - Stage 5 race
13 miles

1 Review & Comments

  • + 1
flag lubes17319 (Sep 25, 2016 at 11:14)
 Fun descent off the crest, great for a quickie!
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