and take a left continuing uphill.stay on this road an pass all spurs untill ontop of Benchmark at Of the myriad bike paths in Summit and Eagle counties (connecting Beaver Creek to Breckenridge and Keystone! Once on the mountain ride up the Village Trail to where you can see Chair ten about 1.5 miles in ), this is one of the more popular stretches, but not really the best. * Review edited 9/6/2009. That is an aggressive climb. It can be reached from anywhere in Summit County and offers two distances and difficulties depending upon whether you ride just to the summit or also down the west side to Vail itself and back (see Vail Village ride). Our stats for this ride were 18.78 Miles; 2:16 minutes moving time; 1978 feet ascent; 4657 feet descent. I wouldn’t take a road bike on unless you have appropriately wide road tires (700x32+), but the back country scenery makes it well worth the ride. Kids Adventure Zones. That is a great way to get to the top of Benchmark. The first section of downhill is steep, rooty, rocky, twisty, and, well...awesome. It summits at 10,662 feet and begins at the Gore Creek campground in East Vail and connects to the Summit County recreation pat at the top of the pass. Once you see the sign that says "Two Elk Pass" go right to go to Vail, or continue straight to go to Minturn...our route...which turns into very narrow, overgrown, loose, twisty singletrack into the back bowls. Bowmans and Two Elk are all singletrack, with the last five miles of Two Elk a technical ride on a 6" wide trail with rocks hidden by the tall grass. Best Bike Trails | Honestly. We had acclimated to the altitude over the past several days by riding the paths to Breckenridge, Dillon, and Keystone. Incredible downhill. The 12 mile coasting bike trip on paved trail from the top of Vail Pass through Copper Mountain Resort ending in the town of Frisco. The Vail Pass Recpath is a popular route for cyclists, inline skaters and hikers who seek a paved off-road route through spectacular mountain scenery. Select bike rentals are 30% off and groups of 10 or more enjoy additional savings. Front-side Map. Some features come up quick due to the thick vegetation, and there is a high cost of failure in a few places (you will see). Be cautious, however, as … The views are incredible, but it is hard to look around because instead of focusing 50-100 feet in front of you, you pretty much have to focus on the trail in front because the grasses and weeds obscure your view in most of the backcountry sections. We started riding at Vail Pass, parking on the west side of I-70. Climb Shrine Pass Road, past Shrine Pass, continuing to near the intersection of Timber Creek Road and Lime Creek Road. Fantastic alpine Singletrack! The trail runs along Interstate 70 from the resort community of Copper Mountain to the Gore Creek Campground in … Singletracks Merch | The trail is primarily used for hiking and bird watching and is best used from May until September. IMBA Epics | Vail Pass Loop is a 2.3 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Vail, Colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. This is an EPIC bike path, the almost 9-mile trail of Vail Pass is the only Colorado mountain pass with a bike path that spans the entire distance of the pass on both sides, making an extraordinary bike ride.