The road begins near Vail, north of I-70. It starts out steep and eventually connects to the Red White Trail. There are some very narrow areas, so consider the width of your vehicle before you… Learn more about Metcalf Creek Road
Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Muddy Pass & Piney Guard Station
This is an easy, scenic drive open June 21 through November 22. There are plenty of dispersed camping sites, all of them with amazing views. The first 6.5 miles are highly trafficked because of Piney… Learn more about Muddy Pass & Piney Guard Station
Total Miles
36.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
8503
From south to north, single-track trail 8503 starts off with several big downhills on loose dirt with small rock drop-offs. The downhills are very steep with some small rocks in the trail and often have… Learn more about 8503
Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
8502A
8502A is an easy single-track trail in the Bocco Mountain trail system that is accessed at the south end of the dirt road BLM Route 8502. The trail goes straight east in the shrubs, lightly… Learn more about 8502A
Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
8501
Trail 8501 starts from the intersection with 8501F near the dirt road 8502C. It side hills across the side of the mountain on a narrow dirt trail with loose small rocks. It has several steep… Learn more about 8501
Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
8503C
8503C is a fast and fun trail to rip in the Bocco Mountain trail system, made up of slaloming switchbacks with banked corners. The trail has wide sweeping switchbacks the whole way through a sagebrush… Learn more about 8503C
Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
8501F & EG
This trail is a short loop in the Bocco mountain trail system. It departs from trail 8501E at a wooden fence post. Traverse across the side of a low alpine mountain through small pine trees… Learn more about 8501F & EG
Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Bocco Mountain, Blue Lake
There are over 18 miles of single-track trails in this popular dirt biking area, with spectacular views from the top. There is also a fun Jeep/ATV road that cuts through the middle. If you take… Learn more about Bocco Mountain, Blue Lake
Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
8501D & E
This set of trails in the Bocco Mountain recreation area is a tight and twisty singletrack in a low alpine terrain made up of pinyon pine, pine trees and sage brush. It departs from 8501C… Learn more about 8501D & E
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
8503A & B
Single track trails 8503A & B make a loop starting and ending on the dirt road BLM Route 8502. Going counter clockwise, the trail comes down from the road on a trail that is washed… Learn more about 8503A & B
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
8501A, B & C
This is a fun and moderately challenging single track in the Bocco Mountain recreation area. This trail is made up of very tight turns through a variety of terrain. The entire trail is like a… Learn more about 8501A, B & C
Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Su
Tigiwon Road
This is an out-and-back trail that is mainly used to access hiking trails. Fall Creek, Mount of Tthe Holy Cross, and Cross Creek Trailhead are all accessible via this dirt road. A good portion of… Learn more about Tigiwon Road
Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
School House Rock ATV
The School House Rock ATV trail is part of the Hardscrabble OHV system, and is accessed off of the Hockett Gulch trail. The east end of the trail is a dead end, making this an… Learn more about School House Rock ATV
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Hockett Gulch
Hockett Gulch is a short trail in the Hardscrabble trail system that mostly goes through a sagebrush desert landscape. From south to north, it steadily drops 400 feet over 1.6 miles, so it is mostly… Learn more about Hockett Gulch
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
The Plunge
The Plunge is one of the more difficult single tracks in the Hardscrabble trail system due to a very steep and loose rocky hill that gains several hundred feet from the bottom of the valley… Learn more about The Plunge
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Tick Alley
Tick Alley is a fun single track in the Hardscrabble Trail system by Gypsum, Colorado. From the south end of the trail, it drops almost 1000 feet over 2.5 miles. At the intersection with Itch… Learn more about Tick Alley
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Fast Times
The Fast Times trail is a short trail in the Hardscrabble trail system near Gypsum, Colorado. It starts as a fast and straight trail, then intersects with the south end of the Star Wars trail,… Learn more about Fast Times
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Itch
Itch is a fast and flowy single track that snakes through wide-open sagebrush meadows in the Hardscrabble Trail System near Gypsum, Colorado. The south end of the trail starts at the east end of the… Learn more about Itch
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
8385-D
The east end of this single track starts at an intersection with the Hockett Gulch trail, then immediately climbs up to the top of the surrounding hills. It continues similarly to The Maze Trail where… Learn more about 8385-D
Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Holy Cross
This is as extreme as it gets. Open to unlicensed vehicles June 21 to November 22nd, this is a very popular trail with infamous obstacles like French Creek and Cleveland Rock. Very experienced riders only.… Learn more about Holy Cross
Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
9
Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa
Cat Walk
Cat Walk is a short narrow single track that side hills across a mountain in the Hardscrabble Trail system south of Gypsum, Colorado. From the west end of the trail, it starts as a narrow… Learn more about Cat Walk
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Elk Drop
The Elk Drop trail is made up of several segments of single track connected by small sections of dirt road with varying terrain. Starting from the intersection with Fast Times, it departs to the left… Learn more about Elk Drop
Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Star Wars
Star Wars is a wash trail in the Hardscrabble Trail system near Gypsum, Colorado. It is aptly named Star Wars since riding at the bottom of a curvy wash resembles the feeling of flying fast… Learn more about Star Wars
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Ledge Trail
The Ledge Trail is probably the most difficult trail in the Hardscrabble Trail System near Gypsum, Colorado. It starts at dirt road 8384 under power lines and comes up to a saddle with a nice… Learn more about Ledge Trail
Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Easy Rider
Easy Rider is a short single track in the Hardscrabble Mountain trail system near Gypsum, Colorado. From the northeast end of the trail, it starts on BLM Route 8384D, which is a dirt road through… Learn more about Easy Rider
Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Shrine Pass
Nice, easy ride open to unlicensed vehicles at the parking lot at Shrine Pass from June 21 to November 22. This is a popular area for hikers and mountain bikers so please be respectful. Bring… Learn more about Shrine Pass
Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
The Maze Trail
The Maze Trail is part of the Hardscrabble Trail System in Gypsum, Colorado, and is one of the closest trails to the staging area accessed off of Spring Creek Road. It starts winding in and… Learn more about The Maze Trail
Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Su
Sheephorn Mountain
Make your way up the side of this mountain on varied terrain. You'll see trees and a few glimpses of the valley below. End of the trail is an easy route passing some cool old… Learn more about Sheephorn Mountain
Total Miles
14.5
Tech Rating
3
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Ptarmigan Pass
We like to do this Jeep trail clockwise with McAllister Pass starting over on Shrine Pass. The first half mile is in Wearyman Creek. Be careful if the water is high. Ptarmigan Pass spends a… Learn more about Ptarmigan Pass
Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
McAllister Gulch
This is a fun climb through the mountains, starting at Camp Hale. Climb to the top of Resolution Mountain with incredible views of Mt. Holy Cross. Then, descend Shrine Pass Road by way of Wearyman… Learn more about McAllister Gulch
Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
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