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Trail Description:
0 - Columbine trail. Start is hard to find, access from the N. Cheyenne road and head up steep sandy hill.
4.8 - Columbine trail hits Gold Camp Road
6.0 - On the right is a singletrack trail. Take to the saddle under the Mount Buckhorn
8.3 - intersection with the Captain Jack trail, take left
10.2 - Look for Bear Canyon trail on the right
12.1 - Hit the Gold Camp Road again and take a right turn up a steep climb;
14.4 - At end of the climb, you'll be back at the Captain Jack trail, take a left
15.0 - Take the Gold Camp Road and make a left turn and watch for a small parking lot on your left about 0.25 mile down. You will find a hard to see singletrack section. This is the Chutes trail a the final run of the ride!
How to get there:
Drive South on I-70. Exit at 140B. Turn right at Cheyenne Canyon Blvd. Drive to the fork S. Cheyenne Canyon - N. Cheyenne Canyon - parking lot at Seven Falls Visitor Center.
Additional Notes:
Mileage is approximate. Beautiful scenery but the trail can be brutal at times. Bring a compass and good topo map!
| Posted by: wolfdawg on 6/11/2008 |
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change i-70 to i-25 on your captain jack's directions
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| Posted by: dire on 6/2/2006 |
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yes, this trail is hard to find. I had previously done
these trails on a MX Dirt bike, one of the down-
sided to this trails as they are also open to Dirt
Bikes. Will not take a dirt bike to this area again, as
i am sticking to mountain biking from here on out!
Anyway, if you can manage to find your way up
there - (there's a number of different entry points
to get on the trails) you'll find it a great challenge
with some bridges and other fun obstacles...
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| Posted by: Jose on 1/31/2001 |
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It's funny that people mention this place being hard to find. I have ridden here for years and I still have a hard time explaining to others how to ride from the bottom of the Columbine trail or the chutes. Best advice, go with somebody who has been there or talk to the people at a local bike shop. If you find the trailhead, it is well worth it.
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| Posted by: C.B. Dushane on 1/10/2000 |
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1st off the directions to this trail are way off! Take I-25 south(not I-70) through Colorado Springs until you see signs for highway 24, head west toward the mountains, turn left on 21st St., go to the top of the hill and take a right at the light, continue on through the stop sign until you hit Gold camp road, keep going, you will hit a dirt road this is still Gold Camp go another 2 miles through 2 tunnels and look for a parking lot on your right. The trail starts in the NW corner of the lot, it is a dirt fire road, take this for .75 miles until you see a trail that comes in from your right(this is buckhorn trail)If you loop back around you wnet to far. About 70 yds up the trail you come to a Y take the trail to the right(killer climb for the next 1.2 miles) you will come to another Y take the right again(this is Upper Captain Jacks) nice hairy single track with HUGE drops off the sides. Take this down to High drive and a small parking lot. Look for a single track trail off the the le
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| Posted by: mike s. on 1/6/2000 |
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even with good directions it was very difficult to find. I dont think we ever found it!
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