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Colorado Trail: Lost Creek Wilderness Bypass (Wellington Lake Road Tarryall Road )
Mountain Biking Trail
Hard
69.89 mi
7,287 ft
A gravel road portion of the route along the edge of the expansive South Park Valley.
The Colorado Trail (COT) is widely regarded as one of the very best long distance mountain bike trails in the world. Running for 535 miles between Denver and Durango, the trail crosses high alpine mountain passes and drops into beautiful valleys as it traverses the most beautiful portions of the state of Colorado. The COT forms one third of the Triple Crown of Bikepacking, along with the Arizona Trail and the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route.
Since mountain bikes are currently banned from Wilderness areas in the United States, riders must detour around the Lost Creek Wilderness using this route to regain the singletrack COT just northeast of Kenosha Pass.
This reroute follows dirt roads south from the Buffalo Creek area, dropping into the wide-open, beautiful, and remote South Park Valley. Despite being on gravel road instead of singletrack, the scenery here is wild and beautiful. Written by Greg Heil
The Colorado Trail (COT) is widely regarded as one of the very best long distance mountain bike trails in the world. Running for 535 miles between Denver and Durango, the trail crosses high alpine mountain passes and drops into beautiful valleys as it traverses the most beautiful portions of the state of Colorado. The COT forms one third of the Triple Crown of Bikepacking, along with the Arizona Trail and the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route.
Since mountain bikes are currently banned from Wilderness areas in the United States, riders must detour around the Lost Creek Wilderness using this route to regain the singletrack COT just northeast of Kenosha Pass.
This reroute follows dirt roads south from the Buffalo Creek area, dropping into the wide-open, beautiful, and remote South Park Valley. Despite being on gravel road instead of singletrack, the scenery here is wild and beautiful. Written by Greg Heil
Route and Elevation
Segments
Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
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Wellington Lake Rd | 0.72 mi | -151 ft | -4.0% |
Outdoor Lab School to Wellington Lake | 1.90 mi | -190 ft | -0.1% |
Stoney Pass Rd Climb | 1.42 mi | 502 ft | 6.7% |
upper stoney pass descent | 2.99 mi | -653 ft | -4.1% |
FR211 Climb | 1.89 mi | 551 ft | 5.5% |
Goose Creek Road Climb | 2.74 mi | 666 ft | 4.6% |
Goose Creek CG to Tarryall Rd | 13.15 mi | 1,122 ft | 0.7% |
Goose Creek Road | 3.64 mi | 738 ft | 3.8% |
Matukat Road Climb | 2.32 mi | 627 ft | 5.1% |
Matukat Road | 2.82 mi | 676 ft | 4.5% |
No Brakes Until Tarryall Road | 1.99 mi | -535 ft | -5.1% |
China Wall Climb | 3.96 mi | 489 ft | 2.3% |
Colorado Trail Climb | 0.69 mi | 266 ft | 7.2% |