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Royal Gorge Park (Royal Gorge Trails Canon View Trail Dream Weaver)
Mountain Biking Trail
Moderate
11.02 mi
1,266 ft
New school machine-built trails coupled with stunning views of the Royal Gorge make for a winning combination.
This brand-new trail network in Royal Gorge Park is a welcome addition to Canon City's trail offerings. While some of the trails offer chunky rocks and technical challenge, overall most of the singletrack here consists of machine-built flow, making the trails very approachable for beginner and intermediate riders.
While the trails shown here are all rideable and signed, by "brand new" I mean that at the time of this writing, the Royal Gorge Park trail network is still expanding. Canon City has hired a professional trail builder to build singletrack at this park, and new trails are being added at an impressive rate!
One obvious highlight of this trail network are the incredible views of the massive Royal Gorge itself, from the rim high above. The trails along the rim are also quite flat, making for a less strenuous ride for beginner and intermediate riders—despite being punctuated by rock challenges.
Over by Dream Weaver, Dark Side of the Moon, and The Maze, the trails' flavor changes substantially, with the trail system doubling down on machine-built flow, with berms and tabletop jumps aplenty. While the views are still gorgeous, the obvious focus is downhill shredding. In many ways, the descending on these wide machine-cut trails reminds me of light-duty bikepark trails, although over time the trail tread will undoubtedly get narrower and narrower.
Dream Weaver on its own is an absolute gem, with ridgetop singletrack offering expansive views of the entire region—Pikes Peak looming high above in the distance. And of course, the descent is so good that you'll face a bout of instantanous depression when it ends. But never fear—you can always pedal back up and ride it again! Written by Greg Heil
This brand-new trail network in Royal Gorge Park is a welcome addition to Canon City's trail offerings. While some of the trails offer chunky rocks and technical challenge, overall most of the singletrack here consists of machine-built flow, making the trails very approachable for beginner and intermediate riders.
While the trails shown here are all rideable and signed, by "brand new" I mean that at the time of this writing, the Royal Gorge Park trail network is still expanding. Canon City has hired a professional trail builder to build singletrack at this park, and new trails are being added at an impressive rate!
One obvious highlight of this trail network are the incredible views of the massive Royal Gorge itself, from the rim high above. The trails along the rim are also quite flat, making for a less strenuous ride for beginner and intermediate riders—despite being punctuated by rock challenges.
Over by Dream Weaver, Dark Side of the Moon, and The Maze, the trails' flavor changes substantially, with the trail system doubling down on machine-built flow, with berms and tabletop jumps aplenty. While the views are still gorgeous, the obvious focus is downhill shredding. In many ways, the descending on these wide machine-cut trails reminds me of light-duty bikepark trails, although over time the trail tread will undoubtedly get narrower and narrower.
Dream Weaver on its own is an absolute gem, with ridgetop singletrack offering expansive views of the entire region—Pikes Peak looming high above in the distance. And of course, the descent is so good that you'll face a bout of instantanous depression when it ends. But never fear—you can always pedal back up and ride it again! Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| RG Park Ridge Trail Segment 1 up | 1.44 mi | 121 ft | 1.2% |
| RG Park Ridge Trail Segment 2 up | 0.98 mi | 138 ft | 2.5% |
| FAR Out | 1.90 mi | 289 ft | 2.3% |
| RG Park Connecting Climb | 0.18 mi | 92 ft | 9.1% |
| RG Park Top Loop Counter Clockwise | 0.84 mi | -105 ft | -0.1% |
| Canon Vista Trail to the campgrounds | 1.03 mi | -115 ft | -1.8% |
| RG Campground Connector S to N | 0.65 mi | -105 ft | -2.4% |
| Dreamweaver | 1.70 mi | -410 ft | -3.5% |
| Dreamweaver Top to Bottom | 1.50 mi | -381 ft | -3.8% |
| North side descent | 1.16 mi | -377 ft | -5.9% |
| Doc Holiday | 0.97 mi | -344 ft | -6.7% |
| Up The Dark Side of The Moon | 0.99 mi | 279 ft | 5.3% |
| What Goes Around... | 0.55 mi | 49 ft | 1.2% |
| RG Park Ridge Trail Segment 1 down | 1.46 mi | -121 ft | -1.2% |
| Canyon Rim / Overlook Trails to Overlook Loop | 1.79 mi | -105 ft | -0.6% |
| Overlook Loop (Counter-clock Wise) | 1.53 mi | 118 ft | 0.0% |