South Mount Elbert Trail #1481

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E-Bikes Not Allowed

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This trail starts with a moderately steep, but smooth ascent through aspen and spruce. At treeline, the trail gains some stairs, but still remains mostly rideable. At around the three-mile and 12,400-ft mark, the trail gets much steeper and becomes mostly unrideable to the summit.

Be prepared to hike your bike through loose scree for the last 2,000 ft up. Going down the trail is 95% rideable, but expect very hot brakes!

The new re-route (2020) is a complete fail for bikes. Unrideable for bikes in either direction and it's on a north face so it will have snow on it most of the summer.