2.4 miles
Distance
219 ft
Climb
-2,061 ft
Descent
00:24:03
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Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Two Elk East Trail
USFSLand Manager
Two Elk East Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaVail Pass
Vail, Colorado -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#13631 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 55 in Hiking
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Land ManagerUSFS
One of the less ridden but better downhills in the Vail Valley. It takes some serious effort to get there and ends with a lot of paved bike path but its still worth it if you have the legs. Tight, steep, flowy trail in pines and on some awesome dirt.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Two Elk East mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-1,840 ft
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Altitude min9,129 ft
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Altitude max11,019 ft
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Altitude start11,019 ft
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Altitude end9,179 ft
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Grade-14.404%
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Grade max-47.26%
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Grade min34.959%
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Distance climb1,999 ft
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat232 ft
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Avg time00:24:03
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Avg reverse time01:03:20
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Two Elk East Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 9 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 35 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
All
- 183 rides
- Last: Aug 14, 2022
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Routes with this trail
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ea99018
(Jul 16, 2021 at 19:48)

Forest service closure on two elk east for bridge repair at the bottom, next to the rec path, still good to go, just get wet feet at the new bridge construction
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Effexed
(Aug 3, 2019 at 19:31)
Found a pair of sunglasses on the trail. If you lost yours let me know.
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