6 miles
Distance
169 ft
Climb
-1,845 ft
Descent
00:29:41
Avg time
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South St Vrain Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    High Country
    Ward, Colorado
  • Ref Number
    #909
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #22035 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Boulder Ranger District

If you like techy rock riding you will love this trail, if not, you will hate it. Best ridden from the Brainard Lake area as a downhill but can be ridden from Peak to Peak if you enjoy steep technical climbing. This could also be done as a shuttle in a number of different ways. Probably the most technical "legal" trail in Boulder County.

This trail is also open to fat bikes in the winter.

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More Stats for South St Vrain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,677 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,756 ft
  • Altitude max
    10,468 ft
  • Altitude start
    10,432 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,756 ft
  • Grade
    -5.493%
  • Grade max
    -30.787%
  • Grade min
    22.651%
  • Distance climb
    3,808 ft
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,468 ft
  • Avg time
    00:29:41
  • Avg reverse time
    00:47:32
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Status:
on Dec 29, 2019
Snow Packed
Avg: 4.3 (7 votes)

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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Closed

  • 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 Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
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  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
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  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
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  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      South St Vrain Trail Reports

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      Dec 29, 2019 @ 2:55pm
      Dec 29, 2019
      		 reporter Really good from Waldrop for about .5 miles. The section through staircase is a bit jumbly. Road through to Boy Scout pretty good.
      Nov 24, 2019 @ 12:33pm
      Nov 24, 2019
      		 reporter Really awesomely packed where it's packed, drifting on lower road section required some mad skills or hiking.
      Aug 19, 2019 @ 9:42pm
      Aug 19, 2019
      		 That is a great trail.
      Jul 20, 2019 @ 2:30pm
      Jul 20, 2019
      Jul 12, 2019 @ 8:57am
      Jul 12, 2019
      		 Dry and free of snow, thanks Boulder Mountainbike Alliance for maintaining it!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 12 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
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      Dec 13, 2018 @ 11:57am
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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      flag anthobroncos (Feb 24, 2019 at 9:35)
       There's only one short section of trail which qualifies as a double black. The rest is squarely a single black.

      Overall grade is low but steady. Lots and lots of rocks on the upper part. Watch for hikers on the weekends.
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