The Ridge - Penrose Commons Recreation Area

Total Miles
0.8

Technical Rating

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Type

Single Track

Accessible By

The Ridge - Penrose Commons Recreation Area

Trail Overview

This is a new singletrack within the Penrose Commons Recreation Area. The south end starts out on top of a mesa, on a rocky trail that rides over a bunch of rock slab and rock ledges. It goes up some two-foot tall blunt rock ledges, similarly tall drop-offs, and curves around through the pinyon pine. Some of these obstacles require pretty big moves, as they are multiple step-ups in a row. You'll be going up most of the obstacles if you go south to north. It's a pretty short trail and ends on BLM Route 6101. This one is a bit easier than the other two new single tracks the Waterfall and Warmup.

Photos of The Ridge - Penrose Commons Recreation Area

Want to see more?

Difficulty

This is an intermediate single track that has several more challenging rock obstacles such as rock ledges and drop-offs.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

There are no status reports yet for this trail.

Access Description

The Penrose Commons Recreation Site is popular for ATVs, dirt bikers, and extreme four-wheeling. It's rideable year-round but gets really hot here in the summer, and gets closed during wet conditions. There is a dirt parking area at the end of County Road 127 north of the town of Penrose, Colorado. There is space for trailer parking and dispersed camp sites past the staging area.