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1.4 miles
Distance
448 ft
Climb
-115 ft
Descent
00:17:01
Avg time
333 ft
Altitude change
6,023 ft
Altitude min
6,400 ft
Altitude max
6,067 ft
Altitude start
6,400 ft
Altitude end
4.525%
Grade
-34.788%
Grade max
63.767%
Grade min
4,616 ft
Distance climb
1,769 ft
Distance down
971 ft
Distance flat
00:17:01
Avg time
Upper Bitterbrush Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHall Ranch
Lyons, Colorado -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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eBike Allowed
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Land Owner
Upper Bitterbrush is a bi-directional trail used to access the Nelson loop at the top of Hall ranch. The climb up is smooth, sustained, and easy. The descent is very fast and fun, mostly smooth with only one or two rocky sections
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 18 rides
- 12 miles average
6 Months
- 376 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 2,144 rides
- Last: Oct 29, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to upper-bitterbrush trailhead
(40.220270, -105.305600)
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Videos
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mtb
5:14 |
117 |
May 13, 2025 , Lyons
mtb
22:20 |
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Aug 8, 2022 , Lyons
mtb
0:55 |
288 |
Sep 27, 2021 , Lyons
Routes with this trail
★ 4.0 • 9 miles • 1,547 ft • 8 •
Flow line at Hall Ranch. Lots of fun to be had by all!
Hall Ranch Technical Side Featured
★ 5.0 • 10 miles • 1,594 ft • 6 • Out & Back •
Tackling Hall Ranch up Lower Bitterbrush aka "The Rock Garden" bumps this intermediate/advanced area into...
Hall Ranch: Intermediate Fun Featured
★ 4.4 • 7 miles • 1,191 ft • 5 • Out & Back •
This is an great alternative if you're not up to the black diamond Lower Bitterbrush challenge. It's...
BearsMTB
This trail feels right between Nelson Loop and Antelope in terms of tech/rockiness. It's fairly flowly in parts, but also fairly techy/rocky in parts. This makes sense because it's right in the middle of both trails! It's a somewhat exposed trail so bring sunscreen and water. Although rare, keep an eye out for snakes as well. I saw one a few weeks ago on this trail. Check out my video on Youtube if you want to see video of the uphill and downhill! https://youtu.be/aVmrf4V97oc?t=642
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- Antelope 0 ft
- Lower Bitterbrush 102 ft
- Nelson Loop 1 mile
- Bitterbrush Connector 1 mile
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