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Summit Cove -> Soda Creek -> Colorado Trail Loop

Mountain Biking Trail

Moderate
16.08 mi
2,108 ft
A gorgeous cross country ride around a beautiful valley.

If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “wow, Colorado’s Rocky Mountains really are ROCKY. I wish I could just find a smooth, flowy, classic cross country trail to pedal for miles and miles!” then the Summit Cove/Soda Creek area is the perfect zone for you!

This network of singletrack located in between Keystone and Breckenridge is pure cross country mountain biking. While the occasional rock garden will punctuate the trail, all things considered this loop is about one thing: banging out miles of sweet singletrack in drop-dead-gorgeous surroundings.

For beginners looking for an easier loop, take a right at the ranch before the Red Trail.

Once on the red trail, this route begins climbing in earnest, gaining some significant elevation as it makes its way all the way up to the Colorado Trail. Of course, the best views of the valley are found here: high up on the ridge, with the rolling hills spread out below.

Dropping back down is fast and entertaining, but again, the singletrack is overall relatively non technical.

Once back down in the valley and on the Soda Creek trail itself, several different options present themselves as you work your way back toward Lake Dillon. Here, you can opt for some slightly more technical singletrack that twists through the dense forest, if you’re so inclined.

If you long for the days of old school cross country riding, covering miles and miles of smooth singletrack, then this loop ride will bring you to your happy place! Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Soda Ridge to Keystone Ranch Rd2.15 mi236 ft1.9%
Soda Ridge Up to split0.83 mi220 ft4.8%
Soda Ridge Climb0.57 mi187 ft6.2%
Lunney's Trespass to Ranch Road0.47 mi115 ft3.3%
Aqueduct SB Neighborhood1.04 mi16 ft0.2%
Ranch Aqueduct Southbound2.17 mi148 ft0.6%
Red's Trail climb to CT2.83 mi725 ft4.5%
Up Reds, Down CT5.32 mi820 ft0.4%
Colorado Trail Climb1.48 mi666 ft8.5%
Red Trail Up - Soda Creek to CT1.75 mi663 ft6.2%
CT Descent - Reds -> Horseshoe Gulch2.63 mi-719 ft-4.3%
Quick Flow0.20 mi-95 ft-7.6%
CT West Down (with better start and finish)1.70 mi-702 ft-7.8%
CT DH Official1.42 mi-512 ft-6.8%
CT West Down1.51 mi-545 ft-6.8%
Climb from the Dredge0.91 mi213 ft4.4%
Quick Hill0.11 mi30 ft4.8%
Creek 2 Creek1.09 mi-269 ft-2.2%
Gravel Grind0.07 mi49 ft11.6%
The Western Cir Descent0.55 mi-295 ft-10.1%
Hippo Bridge to parking lot (new route)2.86 mi-322 ft-1.2%
Bryan's Breather 0.70 mi-164 ft-4.3%
Soda Creek Sprint0.62 mi-135 ft-4.0%
New Mushroom to WPR descent0.51 mi-144 ft-5.3%
Soda Creek Sprint0.51 mi-23 ft-0.4%