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2.9 miles
Distance
403 ft
Climb
-708 ft
Descent
00:23:55
Avg time
-305 ft
Altitude change
5,881 ft
Altitude min
6,481 ft
Altitude max
6,424 ft
Altitude start
6,119 ft
Altitude end
-2%
Grade
-33.3%
Grade max
30.2%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
705 ft
Distance flat
00:23:55
Avg time
Stout Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHorsetooth Mountain
Fort Collins, Colorado -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (2 votes)
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in Trail Running
- 50 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
Herrington to Spring Creek - downhill strongly recommended. Chunky and quite loose when dry, with wide open views. Heads up
Spring Creek to Sawmill - much mellower (more like blue) with some great flowy sections and a few punchy tech features. This section rides well either direction. Watch for rattlesnakes.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 30 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
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- 205 rides
- Last: Oct 16, 2026
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Jun 30, 2024 , Fort Collins
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4 Reviews & Comments
monkytrick
The segment from Sawmill to Spring Creek is fantastic, some short challenging climbs and fast tech descents with a killer flowy section to finish it out. We cut off at Spring Creek so I can't speak to the upper section, but what we rode was some of the best trail in Horsetooth.
jessicaashurst
this trail is just a series of steep climbs and descents with a lot of bike-a-biking if ridden from green to red. Maybe better if ridden the other direction, but green to red gets 1/5 stars. The only thing good is the views
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