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Ute Valley Park Mountain Bike Trail
Colorado Springs, Colorado
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
13 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 6/25/09 by farrier1 |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 8 miles | Global Rank: #914 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 134 | Wishlist: 49 |
| Avg. Speed: 5.26 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 14min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +629/-695 ft |
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Description: This place has a great combination of fast trails and technical sections. At times the trail is a bit wide but this allows for more speed and greater air on the jumps. Some of the hills offer great technical practice. This place is great.
Description: This place has a great combination of fast trails and technical sections. At times the trail is a bit wide but this allows for more speed and greater air on the jumps. Some of the hills offer great technical practice. This place is great.
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by zr140th on April 2, 2011
Good after-work ride spot, nothing to gnarly but some challenging rock sections if you play it right. Very sandy so pick a good line!
reviewed by RoadWarrior on July 16, 2010
Small but fun park. Variety of trails, from wide paths to technical tight single track. Great place for a quick ride, and its in town.
Similar Trail: Palmer Park
reviewed by farrier1 on June 25, 2009
Fun place in the middle of civilization. A variety of terrain. Some narrow singletrack w/ some good technical to wide hiking style trails w/plenty of hikers. Lots of stuff to explore. Worth the time to check out.
Similar Trail: Palmer Park, Red Rock Canyon
reviewed by shane_anthony77 on June 18, 2008
Great riding area. There are many different trails that you can tie together for multiple different routes. There is some technical areas as well as fast singeltrack.
Similar Trail: Palmer Park
reviewed by RideorDie on May 29, 2008
This is a great trail system on the NW side of town. It has some technical riding, but nothing too gnarly. There are some great fast down hill sections with easy obstacles for building confidence on the trail. Watch out for loose sand, but don't let it stop you from hitting the park; it's not that bad. The north side of the park gets busy with hikers, so watch out. There are rattle snakes in the park so use caution if you stop. This park has trails for all skill levels. Also, by riding the same trails in the opposite direction, it's like geting a whole new trail..well almost whole new. There is some sandy areas, so watch out for those, but overall, this is a great little park!
* Review edited 6/13/2008
Similar Trail: Palmer Park
reviewed by skibum on November 4, 2007
There is much fun to be had here--all in a fairly small area right in the middle of town. Go explore untill you find all the technical goodies. There is a great descent from the high point on the ridge that runs along the west side of the area. There's also a few short but technical climbs/descents on the east side. There can be lots of hikers , mostly with dogs. Also, beware of rattlesnakes on warm days.
Similar Trail: Palmer Park
reviewed by utedude on September 1, 2006
Rode here other day and was very torn up and sandy because of torrential rain so would no recommend using this trail after big rain storms. I still love the system though.
Similar Trail: palmer park
reviewed by gregger on August 27, 2006
Impressive trails, tons of variety and room to explore. Pretty challenging. Almost immediately I hit some rocky steps to descend, then made my way onto really great dirt singletrack. Some good hard climbs here, with great rewards on the way back down. I only had an hour here, so I didn't see the whole thing by far--seems like a place you could go back to again & again.
Similar Trail: Palmer Park
reviewed by utedude on August 5, 2006
I ride here almost everyday because I live a mile away and I love this place. It is a great place to train and ride laps. The network of trails is small but big enough to keep you continiually interested. The only negative is that it can be sandy in some over ridden spots but if you know where to go its great.
Similar Trail: The Chutes and Stratton Open Space
reviewed by john.fennell on May 25, 2006
Wide variety fo terrain here. The slick rock was great technique practice for me. There also is a lot of sand, which will slow you down a bit. Only got through about 1/2 the park and stuck to the main trail. Really looking forward to exploring it more. This would be a great pace to take a new biker.
Similar Trail: Palmer Park; Red Rock Canyon
reviewed by telemarkdude on August 13, 2005
Somewhat small park but does have some variety. From the main parking lot I like to start with a clockwise loop around the outer edge of the park; - this is mostly wide trail but has a few sections with some bumps and rocks, After the initial warmup loop the interior of the park offers a number of singletrack trails with much more interesting terrain with climbs, bigger rocks and some short but nice downhills.
Similar Trail: Palmer Park
reviewed by carbon_bars on June 20, 2005
well it is alot like palmer park. it is one big loop with a few extreme technical spots. negitives it is very sandy which really makes climbing in few spots pretty c***py. when you ride here be sure to watch your lines or you will wreck and today i bent a chain ring..
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