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Ride Summary:
This trail is nice yet not too difficult. You'll ride a variety of terrain - dirt road, jeep road, single track and a significant amount of pavement at the end.
Trail Description:
Trail and mileage
3.1 - take left at fork of the jeep roads
4.1 - take left at fork, find Deer Creek trail on left
5.1 - fork, turn left (sign);
5.2 - find singletrack as it turns from jeep trail
13.1 - at intersection of trails, take left
14.2 - singletrack ends on a jeep road, take a right towards the Gothic Road, road left goes through a private property. Stay on road.
14.3 - at Gothic Road intersection, turn left towards Mt. Crested Butte, after 5 miles the road turns to the pavement. Follow the road back towards the Skyland Camp
27.5 - That's it, end of the trail and you're back at the parking lot.
How to get there:
Turn from the Hwy 135 NE 2 miles before the city of Crested Butte towards Skyland Camp. After 0.5 mile turn right on the dirt Brush Creek Road. Park on the parking lot left just before the first crossing of the East River. Start biking on the easy Brush Creek dirt road which soon turns to the jeep road.
Additional Notes:
A good training ride, not too difficult but fun and nice views.
| Posted by: JK on 7/2/2009 |
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Definitely not a beginner! Not technical, but the climbs are challenging, the route is long, and elevation matters! Unprecedented scenery. Brutal in the rain, when the hike-a-bike sections become mud slides and the creek crossing overflow.
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| Posted by: krafty on 6/20/2005 |
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I dont believe that this trail is beginner. I rode it this weekend and it was probably one of the harder rides ive done simply because of the climbs.
The ride has some of the more beautiful scenery I have seen on a trail ride. I prefer a good technical downhill section as payment for punishing up-hills so I did not find it very rewarding. But for fans of nice cross country and river crossings it would be a great ride!
Bring sunscreen as you will not be in the trees much.
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| Posted by: yo mama on 9/4/2004 |
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This is not a beginner ride. I live in the CB area and it is a ride you need to be in shape to do. There is not a lot of technical areas but a lot of climbing. It ranks up there with 401, and teo.
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| Posted by: M Hargis on 7/14/1999 |
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However, with some monster climbs (definite Hike-a-bike, this may not really be a "beginner trail". It may be "beginner" in that there are not a lot of technical sections.
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