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Arkansas Hills Mountain Bike Trail
Salida, Colorado
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
2 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 1/12/12 by klovelesz |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 0 miles | Global Rank: #1963 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 6 | Wishlist: 4 |
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Description: This is a highly varied trail network close to town with many possible combinations for all levels of riders. There are easy, gradual, non-technical climbs and descents and full-on technical scare fests to be had. Mostly, you're cruising through dry pinion forest. The relatively low elevation and location on the east side of a major mountain range means there's more sun and less precip, giving these trails a nice long season.
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Description: This is a highly varied trail network close to town with many possible combinations for all levels of riders. There are easy, gradual, non-technical climbs and descents and full-on technical scare fests to be had. Mostly, you're cruising through dry pinion forest. The relatively low elevation and location on the east side of a major mountain range means there's more sun and less precip, giving these trails a nice long season.
added on August 1, 2011 by 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by Tr0gd0r on August 31, 2011
Spent a day riding here, some really enjoyable singletrack. Mostly easy to moderately difficult singletrack. The notable exception is Uncle Nazty, which has some great tech sections that are worth scoping out the first time. Lots of fun descent options (Uncle Nazty to Prospector), but the flow is really disrupted by all of the off-camber-so-loose-the-trail-dissolves-beneath-your-tires-deathrap turns, so not much speed to be had.
Similar Trail: Rainbow Trail
reviewed by skibum on August 1, 2011
This is a great trail network right next to town. Big kudos to all that made this happen. Check out the map as salidamountaintrails.org to get your bearings. The trails are well marked. The only discrepancy I found was that the "North Backbone" on the map just says "Backbone" on the marker post. Frontside and Li'l Rattler are nice and easy. Backbone is a little tougher and North Backbone has some very cool techy spots. Although it requires a pretty hateful climb to get there, the Pauli/Uncle Nazty/Prospector descent is exceptional and fully worthy of the effort required. Uncle Nazty in particular is one gnarly rock drop sequence after another--definitely expert stuff. Everything else is gravy. Overall, this network is a fantastic asset for Salida and well worth a trip for the rest of us, especially when looking for dry trails in the shoulder seasons. There are some great views across the Arkansas Valley to the 14ers beyond. This is also dry country, more like desert than mountains, so bring plenty of water.
Similar Trail: Rainbow, Monarch Crest, Little Rainbow
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