Rode almost the full 30 miles yesterday, starting near the junction of FR 550 & Hwy 126. This is beautiful country throughout and tops out just above 9000' at the wilderness boundary. Due to the distance and the moderately high elevation, plus the fact that the snow melts here relatively early for CO, this makes a great early season big ride as a precursor to hitting some of the higher elevation rides like Kenosa, Monarch, the 401 and others above 10,000'.

Reading the comments below, I have to agree with Greg. This is a classic Colorado ride and is a classic cross-country ride. It meanders through BEAUTIFUL mixed conifer forests. It is twisty and fast. It also has some long bomber down hills and some long demanding ascents. There is never a dull moment. It gets you away from the usual crowd of riders on the main BC trails and feels much more remote.

Depending on your level of conditioning, it has the very real potential to fatigue you, so I wouldn't try the whole thing without putting in some decent mileage beforehand. There are different options to shorten it up if you like, as the trail crosses a couple roads along the way. 5 stars as a xc ride. GREAT RIDE.

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Hey Skibum, I rode the trail to the wilderness boundary today. It was only the last mile plus that was on wider trail.

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thank you for the replies, hope to hit it up this summer, much closer drive than snowshoe!

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