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A fun, technical extension on G-Whiz.


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Singletrack

5,803' 1,769 m

High

5,776' 1,761 m

Low

32' 10 m

Up

29' 9 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

8%

Max Grade (5°)

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Description

A rite of passage if you ride G-Whiz, you must take the Horseshoe! Another trail that rides well in both directions, although I prefer clockwise. If you ride CW, after a short bit of singletrack, you'll come to a challenging technical move between 2 giant "squeeze" boulders.

If you can make it through the boulders, then you'll encounter a short, steep, punchy climb that has a pretty significant rain gutter in the center. Once you gain the top, you'll ride some flowy singletrack over a series of rocks and boulders, curling around an area that almost looks like a meteor strike. Finally, you'll drop back onto G-Whiz to complete the trail.

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Shared By:

Ryan Fids with improvements by Kristen Arendt

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Photos

Chasing the sunset down one of the freeride options on G-Wiz.
Nov 27, 2015 near Rifle, CO
'The Squeeze' rock on G-Wiz Horseshoe. Much more difficult than the picture makes it look!
Nov 27, 2015 near Rifle, CO
Ancient hills, rocks, and dirt are all on display on G-Wiz.
Nov 27, 2015 near Rifle, CO
The end of G Whiz, go straight to Puma or right to go back to the road.
Nov 27, 2015 near Rifle, CO

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