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Colorado Trail / Morrison Creek (Lunar Loop) Mountain Bike Trail
Deckers, Colorado
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
4 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 7/28/07 by JJonas |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 10 miles | Global Rank: 329 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 38 | Wishlist: 43 |
| Avg. Speed: 7.68 mph | Avg. Time: 3hr 5min |
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Description: This trail starts out on the same track as the Green Mountain option. Take the Shingleman trail to the right, then make a left onto the Morrison Creek trail. Follow this down to Buffalo Creek Road. Go right on this doubletrack for about .3 miles, then head back up the singletrack Shingleman trail. This trail covers a large burned out area from a forest fire several years ago (before the Hayman fire). This trail is a bit sandier and more exposed than the Green Mountain option and climbs about 800 feet total.
Description: This trail starts out on the same track as the Green Mountain option. Take the Shingleman trail to the right, then make a left onto the Morrison Creek trail. Follow this down to Buffalo Creek Road. Go right on this doubletrack for about .3 miles, then head back up the singletrack Shingleman trail. This trail covers a large burned out area from a forest fire several years ago (before the Hayman fire). This trail is a bit sandier and more exposed than the Green Mountain option and climbs about 800 feet total.
added on July 6, 2003 by 
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- Colorado Trail / Green Mountain in Deckers (0 miles away)
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- Buck Gulch in Pine (6.4 miles away)
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by Goo on November 12, 2009
I've ridden a good chunk of this trail, and it was a blissfull dose of beautiful colorado singletrack!
reviewed by arnolda14 on March 26, 2009
Add this to your list of awesome trails in Buffalo Creek. Keep a careful watch for the sign that guides you back to the Shingleman trail from the doubletrack - I missed it the first time. I've posted a couple of pix here so you can see where it look for it. Regarding the fires, Trek7 is correct on this point that a lot of people get confused on - the burn areas you see in this trail network are from the Buffalo Creek fire, not the infamous Hayman burn, which came a few years later, was much larger and farther to the south. I'll give this trail a green rating but it's probably more like a blue/green.
Similar Trail: Everything in Buffalo Creek
reviewed by jasonvelocity on April 30, 2006
This was a great trail with tons of dangerous curves that threaten to throw you into the sticks and burned wood. Running this counter clockwise unfortunatly places the uphill section at the end of ride, but the 800 foot climb is never too steep to handle. My only complaint were all the people that parked roadside instead of in the designated area to avoid paying the $4 entry fee. Considering most people I saw were riding $2000+ bikes, I think you can spare $4.
reviewed by bonkedagain on August 2, 2005
All in all a fun trail. Fun turns at the top with some up and over humps around boulders. It smooths out toward the bottom with some nice speed thru the trees.
Similar Trail: Green Mountain Loop
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