Rattlesnake

Total Miles
1.2

Elevation

2,528.75 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

7

Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

Rattlesnake is full of technical rocky features such as steep slick rock ramps, tall ledges, drop-offs, and big rounded boulders in the trail that you have to ride over. A couple of sections of the trail are more advanced because they are steeper, off-camber, really diagonal, or more blunt. There's one that goes straight up a giant slab with no run-in because you can't tell where the trail goes until you get there and you lose all momentum. Some of the slabs are really diagonal, so you have to be careful not to slide off of them. A lot of the obstacles you have to do from a dig, so you have to give it throttle and slip the clutch up the face of the slab, really working your body position. Be ready to throw your body weight forward and slip the clutch all the way up. You don't want to slam into them. It's a really fun challenge for advanced riders and can be combined with Ring Dike for a really challenging ride.

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Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake

Difficulty

This is an advanced single track because it has 10 or so advanced rock obstacles throughout the 1.2-mile distance, requiring big technical moves and offroading skills.

Technical Rating

7

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Access Description

The Hartman Rocks Recreation Area, in Gunnison, Colorado, has about 50 miles of singletracks ranging from easy to advanced. It's a high-traffic area, and the trails are multi-use with mountain bikers and hikers. There is a large Day Use parking area at the entrance to Kill Hill Road, and there are 50 dry/primitive designated camping spots within the recreation area. There is a decent Verizon cell signal throughout the rec area. It can get pretty hot here in the summer. The trails are typically closed during the mud season to protect the routes as they dry out but are typically opened around May each year. Trails south of the Powerline Road are closed March 15 - May 15 for sage grouse conservation. The area is very well marked and maintained, with trail markers and difficulty levels indicated at the entrance to every trail.

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