4.6 miles
Distance
111 ft
Climb
-2,167 ft
Descent
00:34:49
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Starvation Creek Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Salida
    , Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • Global Ranking
    #10727 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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Starvation Creek is a highly rated 5 mile popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Salida Colorado. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 34 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Starvation Creek mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -2,055 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,077 ft
  • Altitude max
    11,136 ft
  • Altitude start
    11,136 ft
  • Altitude end
    9,081 ft
  • Grade
    -8.51%
  • Grade max
    -40.389%
  • Grade min
    18.417%
  • Distance climb
    2,631 ft
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    811 ft
  • Avg time
    00:34:49
  • Avg reverse time
    01:32:18
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on Aug 22, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.35 (11 votes)
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      Starvation Creek Trail Reports

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      Aug 22, 2024 @ 8:39am
      Aug 22, 2024
      trees clear, very nice conditions with some recent rain
      Jul 20, 2024 @ 6:52pm
      Jul 20, 2024
      2 Aspens across the about 1/4 of the way down
      Jun 24, 2024 @ 6:00pm
      Jun 24, 2024
      Tons of downed trees just cleared, watch out for more coming down!
      Jul 16, 2023 @ 4:10pm
      Jul 16, 2023
      Only 1 tree blocking trail half way in as of 7/16/23
      Jun 18, 2023 @ 7:11pm
      Jun 18, 2023
      Cut 6 trees near top has about 12 more down from middle to bottom of trail.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 14 rides
      • 32 miles avg distance
      All
      • 74 rides
      • Last: Jul 20, 2024

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      Aug 5, 2019 @ 6:31pm
      Aug 5, 2019
      194 |
      Jul 28, 2017 @ 6:31pm
      Jul 28, 2017

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