Butcher Knife

Total Miles 5
Technical Rating
3 Easy
Best Time Spring, Fall, Summer
Trail Type Single Track
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Trail Overview

This 5-mile-long single track starts on the north end at the intersection with the Divide NRT single track, at the edge of a burn area from the 2012 Mustang Fire. It drops down from Divide NRT, meandering along a mountaintop ridgeline, through fast and flowy sections of grassy meadows. There are a few little rocks in the trail, but it's pretty smooth and easy. It gradually loses 1,000 feet of elevation over 5 miles as it heads south, so it feels pretty flat along the mountain spine. Since this trail goes along an old fire break, there's potential for tons of downed logs that need to be cut each season.

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Difficulty

This trail is pretty consistently easy, with some narrow and shelfy sections but no specific obstacles.

Technical Rating

3

Butcher Knife Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • Single Track

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