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Pipeline Trail Mountain Bike Trail
Colorado Springs, Colorado
MTB TRAIL STATS
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2 trail reviews |
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Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 9 miles | Global Rank: 1525 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Other |
| Ridden: 11 | Wishlist: 7 |
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Description: The Jones Park Trail, while mostly downhill, still has a good amount of climbing--not what you want to see after slogging up 16 miles of Gold Camp Road. Also probably not what you want to see if you're shuttling. What the Pipeline trail gives you is a much straighter, and almost all downhill path to the same outlet. Remember to veer left on trail 622 A rather than right down 622 (aka Seven Bridges Trail). Then hook right on 667 (this is where you meet back up with the Jones Park downhill route. About a mile later, trail 667 bears right. For the longest downhill, bear left onto trail 666 aka Bear Creek Trail. This is a very fun downhill extension with some technical spots, some spooky exposure, and fantastic views of a very rugged canyon. You will merge onto High Drive, where you could leave a shuttle vehicle (beware, however, High Drive is one way and only open in the summer months). Between the Falcon Guide "Mountain Biking Colorado Springs" and Trails Illustrated 137 "Pikes Peak, Canon City," this one's pretty easy to piece together.
Description: The Jones Park Trail, while mostly downhill, still has a good amount of climbing--not what you want to see after slogging up 16 miles of Gold Camp Road. Also probably not what you want to see if you're shuttling. What the Pipeline trail gives you is a much straighter, and almost all downhill path to the same outlet. Remember to veer left on trail 622 A rather than right down 622 (aka Seven Bridges Trail). Then hook right on 667 (this is where you meet back up with the Jones Park downhill route. About a mile later, trail 667 bears right. For the longest downhill, bear left onto trail 666 aka Bear Creek Trail. This is a very fun downhill extension with some technical spots, some spooky exposure, and fantastic views of a very rugged canyon. You will merge onto High Drive, where you could leave a shuttle vehicle (beware, however, High Drive is one way and only open in the summer months). Between the Falcon Guide "Mountain Biking Colorado Springs" and Trails Illustrated 137 "Pikes Peak, Canon City," this one's pretty easy to piece together.
added on March 21, 2008 by 
SIMILAR TRAILS
Riders who liked this mountain bike trail also liked:Jones Downhill in Colorado Springs
Seven Bridges Trail in Colorado Springs
Palmer Trail / Section 16 in Colorado Springs
NEARBY TRAILS
- Seven Bridges Trail in Colorado Springs (3.6 miles away)
- Jones Downhill in Colorado Springs (3.7 miles away)
- Buckhorn Loop in Colorado Springs (3.7 miles away)
- Bear Creek Canyon Loop in Colorado Springs (3.7 miles away)
- Gold Camp Road in Colorado Springs (3.7 miles away)
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by hitechredneck on July 30, 2009
I rode this trail the other day and WOW the rain has done a number on it!!! This has turned from a fast flowy with some rock gardens to a hold onto your b*** trail. The ruts in the middle of the trail are just wide enough to grab your tires and guide you where it thinks you should go. Rocks have grown out of nowhere and there is a section or two that had 4' walls of washout where the trail has turned into a washout canyon. It has gotten much rougher over the last 2 months with all the rain. If you have riden this before then you will know what im talking about. I rode it on a 6" bike and it was not mean enough for that so i went and rode on a 5" bike and wished i had brought the 6" bike with 160mm front fork 130 was having to go much slower. A great ride. I rode up from the bottom and that is a long boring climb!!! I rec trying to find someone with a truck going up oldstage to go wheeling to drop you off. I have sat at the bottom of old stage where it turns into gravel from paved and flaged down trucks before to get a free ride up. Over all i give this trail a thumbs up! Has gotten way more fun with all the rain. Go give it a shot.
Similar Trail: section 16 loop. seven bridges.
reviewed by JohnsXCbike on February 23, 2009
I've shuttled this trail a few times and rode up gold camp once to get to it. Very fun trail downhill trail with some advanced technical sections. Theres a few stunts along the way if you know how to find them, I couldn't last time I went, lol. I've done it on clip-ins and with the big platform pedals, the clip-ins are scary on this trail with how fast and technical it can be. You'll need decent ground clearance to shuttle all the way to the beginning of the trail, otherwise you'll have to park a few miles away.
Similar Trail: Connect it up with captain jacks and/or the chutes for a longer ride down.
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