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Peaks Trail Loop (Peaks Trail, Peaks, Peak's, Shock Hill, Bike Path.)

Mountain Biking Trail

Hard
15.65 mi
1,680 ft
The most well-known mountain bike trail in Breckenridge.

Whether or not the Peaks Trail is the best mountain bike trail in Breckenridge, a ride worth checking out once, or not worth your time and a route that you should just skip over, depends entirely upon who you ask. In a nut shell, the Peaks Trail is a cross country mountain bike trail that is constantly climbing or descending. The “trail follows an old mining road from the 1800’s and has a section that runs alongside an aqueduct that was built by miners to funnel and sift water containing precious gold and silver,” according to Mark Grattan on As you can imagine from such a description, this 9-mile route isn’t a ripping descent, which automatically causes some enduro-oriented mountain bikers to check out and skip over it. That said, if you’re willing to pedal up repeated climbs, the Peaks Trail will reward you with a high-caliber sub alpine mountain bike ride through the Colorado High Country! As the Peaks Trail makes it’s way across the flanks of the Tenmile Range from Peak 1 to Peak 10, the trail stays "mostly in the lodgepole pine forest along with some aspen, spruce and fir forests,” according to the US Forest Service. This moderate altitude (by Colorado standards) makes this trail very approachable for intermediate riders who may be scared off by the big climbs and serious exposure of the above-treeline trails in the area. Also, while it’s always good to be aware of the weather and the danger of lightning and thunderstorms in the high country, staying down in the trees reduces your exposure to danger. Despite being characterized as an up-and-down cross country trail, don’t expect the trail tread to be buttery smooth. characterizes the Peaks Trail as "a rocky, rooty, adrenaline-pumping route that connects Breckenridge to Frisco, with diverse singletrack on flowy terrain.” Prepare for climbs and prepare for chunk, but most of all, prepare to have a good time! Sources: Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Blue River Bikeway Climb1.85 mi295 ft3.0%
Tiger Rd to Coyne Valley1.10 mi108 ft1.8%
Tiger - Gondi3.50 mi302 ft1.6%
Circle to Coyne Sprint0.62 mi46 ft1.4%
Coyne to Valley Brook on the Rec Path1.26 mi98 ft1.5%
Coyne 2 VBS1.21 mi92 ft1.4%
Ride Solo0.98 mi75 ft1.4%
Airport Road Climb0.28 mi289 ft19.5%
Valley Brook to N. Park Ave 0.54 mi39 ft1.4%
Airport Road Climb0.21 mi299 ft26.1%
Pence Miller Trail North nk0.99 mi115 ft2.0%
From Josie's Cabin0.41 mi85 ft3.7%
Peak 7 to Mt. Royal Trailhead4.62 mi289 ft0.3%
Peaks Trail Heading North0.64 mi154 ft4.5%
Peaks Trail TT (Split 1)1.43 mi180 ft2.4%
Peaks Through Gold8.37 mi-1,076 ft-1.7%
Peaks Trail TT (Split 2)1.48 mi-184 ft-1.7%
Peaks - Zendo 2 CT3.31 mi-299 ft-0.7%
County Road 3 Climb0.37 mi328 ft16.5%
Colorado Trail Climb0.86 mi276 ft6.0%
Gold Hill DH1.38 mi-597 ft-8.2%
GoldHill DH reroute (longer)2.71 mi-1,089 ft-7.6%
Gold Hill Descent2.00 mi-1,070 ft-10.1%
BlingBling Hill DH | First Rd to Lot1.35 mi-443 ft-6.1%