Directions:
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you don't have an account, sign up now: it's free, only takes a minute, and gives you access to tons of other rad features.From Colorado Springs, take W. Cheyenne Blvd. west (access from I-25 via exit 140A [US 25 S] - right onto Ramona, turns into W Cheyenne Blvd.) Go almost to Seven Falls - just before Seven Falls, turn right into North Cheyenne Canyon. Continue into the park, past Helen Hunt Falls until the pavement ends (approx. 2 miles). Park at the parking lot here. Trail starts up High Drive.
Description: The ride up High Drive is about a mile and completely uphill. At the top of the hill, take the trail to the right (labeled Penrose Multi-use trail 665). The other users of this trail include motorcycles so be careful! The trail is very well maintained and hard to lose. Alot of loose gravel, banked turns, and crazy mogul like jumps make this trail awesome. The trail goes down about 3 miles before ending at a parking lot. Go out the parking lot and turn right onto the gravel road. This road leads back to your car and goes through two tunnels and some high rock canyons. Very scenic, very fast, and very fun. Do the loop a couple times for a good workout.
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reviewed by bonkedagain on May 22, 2006
I can't argue with the previous assessment. I usually only ride this trail in the winter when the throttle-twisters are doing other things. It then has a chance to settle and pack down a bit. What I usually do, instead of the recommended route, is ride up Buckhorn, take a left and continue on up Cpt Jack's toward Jone's Park. The Bear Creek portion of Jone's kinda sucks for uphill, so if I just want a short ride I turn around where the trail drops down into the valley and ride back the way I came up. I don't recommend riding down Buckhorn on the weekends. It is often crowded with uphill riders, and a few will make nasty comments about you riding the "wrong way". That said, Buckhorn is pretty fun to ride down, especially when Cpt Jacks is dry and loose. Btw, riding up into Jone's after the first snow is pretty cool (no pun intended). You can usually still get decent traction since the snow typically doesn't stick to the trail (much), and the scenery is great. The bottom line with the Cheyenne Canyon trails is most have loose decomposing granite all over them which can get tiresome. If you are tired of it then you need to go somewhere else, like Monument, Rampart Reservoir, Buffalo Creek, etc.
Similar Trail: Jone's Park

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