1.1 miles
Distance
19 ft
Climb
-490 ft
Descent
00:03:44
Avg time

Upper Longhorn Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    White Ranch Park
    Golden, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #1221 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #2404 in E-Biking
    • #9255 in Trail Running
    • #7017 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 45 in Hiking

If you were to ride one trail in the front range, this should be it. It has drops, steep technical sections, and fast bermy corners. Most bike traffic goes down longhorn . Some bikers prefer to get to the top of longhorn via Belcher. Please note; this is a multi use trail and you may encounter traffic coming up as you are descending.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Upper Longhorn mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -470 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,954 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,437 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,437 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,965 ft
  • Grade
    -8.2%
  • Grade max
    -41.4%
  • Grade min
    6.8%
  • Distance climb
    830 ft
  • Distance down
    4,613 ft
  • Distance flat
    223 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:44
  • Avg reverse time
    00:22:18
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on Nov 30, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.35 (11 votes)
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      Upper Longhorn Trail Reports

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      Nov 30, 2023 @ 7:21pm
      14 hours
      		 couple small snow patches, dry everywhere else
      Nov 22, 2023 @ 3:52pm
      Nov 22, 2023
      Nov 12, 2023 @ 3:22pm
      Nov 12, 2023
      Nov 4, 2023 @ 9:07am
      Nov 4, 2023
      Oct 22, 2023 @ 9:19am
      Oct 22, 2023
      		 There is a 1-2" piece of rebar sticking up from one of the water bars on the left side of the trail, just up from that sharp left hander with the...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 553 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
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      • 9,535 rides
      • Last: Aug 20, 2023

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      Jul 10, 2020 @ 4:41pm
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      Jul 10, 2020 @ 4:41pm
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