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Colorado Trail--South Fooses Creek
This section of the Colorado Trail follows Fooses creek up into a lush high elevation mountain valley. A great escape from the heat in the summer months, you have a good chance of seeing one of the areas Elk herds along this lush singletrack.
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Continental Divide Trail: Copper Mountain to Bakerville, CO
This 67.4-mile section of the Continental Divide Trail starts at Copper Mountain and travels across lush forest, grassy meadows, and exposed alpine slopes. The route immediately crosses the Tenmile Range then traces the rolling, sometimes talus-strewn, ridges of the Continental Divide to the tops of numerous 12,000+ foot Rocky Mountain peaks. During the final 7-mile stretch, the trail crests 14,270-foot Grays Peak before dropping into Stevens Gulch and finishing at Bakerville.
Continental Divide Trail: Copper Mountain to Bakerville, CO
Travel across lush forest, grassy meadows, and exposed alpine slopes to the rocky crown of Grays Peak on this 67-mile section of the Continental Divide Trail.
Denver, CO: Kenosha Pass West
Linking Kenosha and Georgia Pass, this 23.4-mile Colorado Trail classic is chock full of aspen groves, banked singletrack, and above-treeline views.
Monarch Crest Trail--Classic MTB Shuttle Route
The Monarch Crest is one of the finest mountain bike rides in Colorado. A fantastic high altitude singletrack above treeline, remote but easily accessed, the Crest Trail treats you to jaw-dropping views while traversing a section of the Continental Divide Trail between Monarch and Marshall Passes.
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