Too Long

Climb this, go down Bergen Peak. Bergen Peak just flows better and the rock features are both more plentiful and have lines that just work better. The few gnarly sections of Too Long have really sketchy and awkward lines.

This is not a great MTB trail, by modern standards. It’s chunky and loose and broken up by tight switchbacks that require you tap into your inner Euro if you are searching for speed. However there is something rewarding to be found here if you can accept it for what it is: It’s a trail that is actually kind of hard to ride at speed. I seem to ride this once or twice a year, when I have plans to drive farther and ride something higher, but can’t get out of work when I would like to. In August, when everything below tree line is blazing hot, this thing is shady enough that sunglasses are a bit of a pain in the ass. And during the week, there are not a lot of hikers who have the time to trek all the way back here. Yes it is awkward, and is hard to maintain speed on, but after riding some of the newer trails in the area that can’t decide if they want to be a 3% grade bike optimized climb or descent, this does have a place if you want to have a pint sized adventure and burn some calories.
Definitely keep driving past on the weekend.

A fun descent but with so many tight pointy rocky pinch points and super tight switchbacks to kill your speed and flow its just so so. Add in a bunch of hikers and you've got a claissic Front Range trail yay!