2.0 miles
Distance
70 ft
Climb
-661 ft
Descent
00:16:32
Avg time
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Strand Hill Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Brush Creek
    Crested Butte, Colorado
  • Ref Number
    #556
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #4673 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #50301 in Trail Running
    • #26439 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

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Strand Hill is a highly rated 2 mile popular blue singletrack scenic trail located near Crested Butte Colorado. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 16 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Strand Hill mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -590 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,154 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,762 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,760 ft
  • Altitude end
    9,170 ft
  • Grade
    -5.5%
  • Grade max
    -55.7%
  • Grade min
    19.8%
  • Distance climb
    2,530 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    725 ft
  • Avg time
    00:16:32
  • Avg reverse time
    01:06:31
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      Strand Hill Trail Reports

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      Sep 29, 2024 @ 10:30am
      Sep 29, 2024
      		 Little bit wetter than ideal. Lots of fall leaves on the ground. Otherwise it's great
      Aug 31, 2024 @ 5:51pm
      Aug 31, 2024
      		 Dry and removed 1 deadfall about 1.5 miles down
      Aug 22, 2024 @ 10:19am
      Aug 22, 2024
      Aug 22, 2024 @ 8:29am
      Aug 22, 2024
      		 A few good size mud puddles. Some where quite deep. Could use some rolling grade dips to keep water from running down the trail tread.
      Jun 17, 2024 @ 2:25am
      Jun 17, 2024
      		 Canal crossing knee+ deep
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 19 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 382 rides
      • Last: Jun 12, 2025

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