2.8 miles
Distance
726 ft
Climb
-132 ft
Descent
00:36:34
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Telegraph Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Horse Gulch
    Durango, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #8109 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #17950 in Trail Running
    • #81669 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking

This is an uphill primary trail. Hardly anyone descends it and people who are will be in contact with the 100s of people who climb this daily.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Telegraph mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    594 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,817 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,527 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,823 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,418 ft
  • Grade
    4%
  • Grade max
    -49.9%
  • Grade min
    38.7%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2,497 ft
  • Distance flat
    748 ft
  • Avg time
    00:36:34
  • Avg reverse time
    01:02:46
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Status:
on Aug 18, 2023
Very Dry
Avg: 4.25 (8 votes)
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      Telegraph Trail Reports

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      Aug 18, 2023 @ 9:14am
      Aug 18, 2023
      Aug 13, 2023 @ 10:11am
      Aug 13, 2023
      		 Good. shape, but a bit dusty.
      Jul 2, 2023 @ 12:02pm
      Jul 2, 2023
      		 Dusty and rocky, typical for this time of year.
      May 25, 2023 @ 1:16am
      May 25, 2023
      May 7, 2023 @ 12:47pm
      May 7, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 474 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,478 rides
      • Last: Aug 27, 2023

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      Nov 6, 2023 @ 7:01pm
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      Nov 6, 2023 @ 7:01pm
      Nov 6, 2023
      181 |
      Oct 30, 2018 @ 7:50am
      Oct 30, 2018
      181 |
      Sep 5, 2013 @ 6:53am
      Sep 5, 2013

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