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Summit Cove/soda Creek Loop Mountain Bike Trail
Dillon, Colorado
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
5 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 6/28/11 by versplatch |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 15 miles | Global Rank: #393 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 29 | Wishlist: 43 |
| Avg. Speed: 7.01 mph | Avg. Time: 2hr 39min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +4,273/-3,972 ft | |
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Description: Secrets out!!! People are finally starting to hear about this ride.
This was one of my first rides in Summit County. Mountain Bike heaven!! 13 miles of sweet singletrack, Smooth as a babys bottom hardly a rock anywhere, A couple of climbs a killer downhill, and lots of twisty singletrack. I ride it as much as I can. Enjoy.
From the parking lot head south until you find a gate about 1/2 mile . Follow the trail through the gate. There are two intersections stay to the right at these. At 4 miles you come to the Colorado Trail a T intersection go left. Beware of the Blair Witch! Bomb down this hill to Horseshoe Gulch. Continue on the Colorado Trail. Climb towards the West Ridge to an unsigned jct.(Red's Trail) There is a post with Colo. Trail emblem. Continue north on this fine singletrack. The ensuing downhill reminds me of the singletrack from Pavilion Point down to Silver Plume. AND IT DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!! When you reach Keystone Ranch turn right on the Keystone Ranch Trail to Aqueduct Trail. At the old gate turn left down into Summit Cove, ride past the school and back to the start.
The trailhead parking lot is small so you can also start this ride at Keystone Gulch or Dredge Boat Trailhead.
Description: Secrets out!!! People are finally starting to hear about this ride.
This was one of my first rides in Summit County. Mountain Bike heaven!! 13 miles of sweet singletrack, Smooth as a babys bottom hardly a rock anywhere, A couple of climbs a killer downhill, and lots of twisty singletrack. I ride it as much as I can. Enjoy.
From the parking lot head south until you find a gate about 1/2 mile . Follow the trail through the gate. There are two intersections stay to the right at these. At 4 miles you come to the Colorado Trail a T intersection go left. Beware of the Blair Witch! Bomb down this hill to Horseshoe Gulch. Continue on the Colorado Trail. Climb towards the West Ridge to an unsigned jct.(Red's Trail) There is a post with Colo. Trail emblem. Continue north on this fine singletrack. The ensuing downhill reminds me of the singletrack from Pavilion Point down to Silver Plume. AND IT DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!! When you reach Keystone Ranch turn right on the Keystone Ranch Trail to Aqueduct Trail. At the old gate turn left down into Summit Cove, ride past the school and back to the start.
The trailhead parking lot is small so you can also start this ride at Keystone Gulch or Dredge Boat Trailhead.
added on June 17, 2007 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by mwalsh23 on July 6, 2010
Soda Creek is a great warm up on the way in to the Colorado Trail, Blair Witch, and others. As a front ranger, I love this kind of singltrack riding since we have so little around home. I HIGHLY recommend that you search out Blair Witch as well. Great track, great fun!
Similar Trail: Buffalo Creek
reviewed by machinetwelve on March 28, 2009
My suggestion would be to head up to this trail from Keystone Gulch trail and then West Ridge(from the outback) from West Ridge get on the Colorado Trail (for about a half mile or so) and then onto Red's trail and It's all downhill from there. I would suggest getting a map/gps. the first time I was out there I got lost coming down and ended up in Breckenridge.
reviewed by bfuerst09 on July 13, 2008
A good loop to do here is, from Keystone Gulch, take Aqueduct, which is fast and easy until you get to Keystone Ranch, where it goes into a flowing up and down through some nice meadows, to the camp, take first left and climb a shortish hill, down to the dredge boat, take a left on the Colorado Trail and climb for about 5 miles, and then cruise down Red's Trail which drops you back off at the camp. Nothing too technical or difficult, but real nice fast singletrack.
reviewed by bdc209 on July 23, 2007
This is the most boring trail in Colorado. If you want to ride where the locals ride in Summit County, you should do the Peaks Trail instead.
reviewed by lostcause on July 11, 2007
Did this ride yesterday evening. I don’t. think there is a technical spot on the whole ride! We started at Keystone Resort rode about 20 miles and it only felt like five. That was just what I needed a nice easy spin. Had to cut the ride short due to daylight so we rode Blair Witch back to Keystone Ranch instead of the West Ridge route.
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