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Sol Train East -> Lost Trail Figure-8

Mountain Biking Trail

Hard
13.56 mi
1,266 ft
A flow ride with perfect berms and jumps up high, and tougher natural features down low.

While the eastern section of Sol Train was originally envisioned as a climbing trail, the perfectly-sculpted berms, tabletop jumps, and rollers led to Sol Train East quickly being reconsidered as a downhill-oriented flow trail! It's curious to observe, but many local riders think that Sol Train East ended up having a much better and predictable flow than Sol Train West, the intended downhill trail. Consequently, this new flow trail addition to the Salida Mountain Trails network has quickly become a locals' favorite!

You can access Sol Train East via several different trails, including descending [Gutz]( or climbing Race Track. However, for a full-blown mountain bike ride, consider this route combination. This figure-8-style ride climbs road 110 before connecting to Spartan East, following Spartan East to Little Rainbow, climbing Sun Up, and then dropping down Sol Train East. After finishing Sol Train East, you could definitely continue down Race Track, but for a more aggressive (and berm-filled) descent, pedal over to Lost Trail for a fast drop back to the valley floor.

Sol Train embodies all the new school trail building principles that you've no doubt come to expect from modern flow trails. On Sol Train East you'll enjoy bermed turns with perfect radiuses, tabletop jumps with long sightlines, rollers with the option to double them up if you're moving fast enough, grade reversals, and a predictable trail tread. Lost Trail, on the other hand, is the result of attempting to turn an old school fall line trail into something of a flow trail, but not fully achieving that objective. The berms up top are tight and twisty, with the trail quickly opening up with high-speed downhills, natural kickers and drops, and the occasional rocky section.

If you enjoy a variety of features in your flow trail ride, with a little workout before you get to the goods, this route combination will deliver exactly what you're looking for! Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
CR110 - Spartan East1.77 mi528 ft5.5%
CR110 Climb1.43 mi479 ft6.3%
Spartan East west to east1.62 mi-59 ft-0.1%
LittleRainBFR0.38 mi30 ft0.6%
Little RB to LT1.00 mi69 ft0.2%
Lost Climb to ST0.47 mi240 ft9.6%
Upper Soul DH West to East1.04 mi-351 ft-6.3%
ST East to 56720.61 mi-223 ft-6.9%
Salida Lost Trail1.41 mi-548 ft-7.4%
Lost to Dead Bird1.06 mi-486 ft-8.3%
Lost Spring 22reroute1.45 mi-541 ft-7.1%
New Lost Tr. (starting June '14)1.36 mi-541 ft-7.5%