Vail/Beaver Creek
Commando Run
Incredible single track with varied rooty terrain and numerous climbs. Incredible flowers and fast killer descents. Ride it and find out for yourself.
From the top of Vail Pass Head up Shrine Pass road past the Shrine Past Lodge to your first right intersection. Follow this gravel road to the first trail head. This is Commando Run, the same trail the 10th Mtn. Division trained on. Ride to the intersection with Two-Elk trail and decide between the following. Take Two-Elk West into Minturn 12 miles from intersection. Take Two-Elk East back down to I-70 about 2,700 vertical in 2.7 miles! Or, Climb up Bench Mark and descend down Mill Creek road to the town of Vail. Finally, you've got the option of going to China and then climbing back out and riding out through Vail Mtn. This is an excellent trail good from July to early September. If you do the Minturn loop back to Vail and assuming you used Vail as a starting point, you're looking at nearly 50 miles.
Buffehr Creek Trail
The trail is very fun. It is fast, technical in some spots and almost all downhill. Small drops on the switchbacks, loose rocks etc...
From downtown Vail under the highway (I-70) to the frontage road go up Red Sandstone road for a while. Take the Red and White road until you get to a clearing on top of the mountain. Take the trail on the right, it will meet up with the road and continue on the 98% downhill trail. You can come out on Buffehr Creek road or back on Red Sandstone road. There are maps at some of the trail heads.
Aspen/Snowmass
Bergan Peak
A couple of lower loops and then the hill climb to the (near) summit of the Peak. Climb either the southern or the northern end of the lower loop and begin the REAL
climbing at the mid-point junction.
One of the best trails in the area. The climb is tough but the decent is outstanding, It is usually a few degrees cooler and gets a little better shade than Apex and the like. And with the exception of weekends, it sees less traffic than the others. It also typically has better trail conditions --- none of that talcum powder dirt. And the views are awesome. If you ride it, please stay on trail and be courteous to other users.
Copper Mountain
Boonedoggle
Trail Descends 1600' vertical in 4.3 miles. Good trail for all levels of mountain bikers. Lots of twists & turns, roller coasters, jumps and bridges. Designed by mountain bikers for mountain bikers. Uphill riding only allowed when lift is not operating. Nice Climb!
Take I-70 to Copper Mountain Exit, Follow signs the American Eagle Chair Lift (by the Lower Patrol Room) Ride up lift approximately 1600 vertical feet.
Colorado Trail- Searle Pass
Pedal west up the paved path past the horse corrals, which is part of the Breck to Vail bike trail. Approximately 1 mile up turn left across the wooden bridge at the Colorado Trail sign. At first it is fairly rocky, but almost always rideable. The trail climbs into a beautiful hanging valley, skirting around the western side. A fair number of ghost mining shacks are scattered about. Beavers have reclaimed the area now. From down in this valley you can see the Searle Pass saddle directly south well above the tree line. As the trail climbs to the pass, it eventually switches back and forth to the west and then around to the south. Once in the tundra the exposed trail gets fairly rocky and steep. At this point you are only about 6 or 7 miles in. You can either turn around or continue south along the Colorado trail as it continues on for another couple miles at a fairly level pace. At 12,000 ft elevation you feel every change in grade. You can continue on up around the corner to Kokomo Pass at about 10 or 12 miles in. You can see some of the monster mine works up toward Leadville.
Breckenridge/Keystone
A-Basin to Lenawee Trail
Steady climb up the road, steep climbing on the dirt service road to the summit of A-Basin. Great singletrack all the way down the Lenawee Trail drops you about 2000 feet in 3.5 miles
Start at Keystone or anywhere up Montezuma Road or Peru Creek Road. Ride up US 6 to Arapahoe Basin. Go past the resort and get on the trail (really a 4wd road) next to the gate by the DOT garage on the east side of the road.
Colorado Trail - Swan River
Pedal south up the bike path toward Breck, and head east across HWY 9 at the first street light intersection. (I think this is Tiger Run Road.) Pedal past a golf course on the right, enter the Swan River valley drainage. It's an easy 6 or 7 mile cruise up river until reaching the North Fork of the Swan River. Turn left here. If you pass by "Good Times, Snowmobiling tours" you're about 300 yards too far. Climb this gentle grade past the few camp areas sprinkled about. Keep going into the treeline. Keep eyes left until seeing a forest service marker for the Colorado Trail cutting back at a hard angle. Out into the logging clearings near the top, you can see Keystone Resort's Outback chairlift up at the snowline sitting off across Keystone Gulch. Once at the top, traverse around the north of those tree covered hills. Keep left at the next two intersections (The signed West Ridge loop trail climbs up, then descends back into the Keystone Gulch. Continue until coming out onto a doubletrack. Stay on the single track, cross the little creek, and climb up the other side for another 3+miles of great riding. The main trail is easily identified, although there are several side options. The final descent switches back and forth into the Tiger Run Resort mobile home park.
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