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A solid climb with great access to some of Buffalo Creek's finest trails.


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Map Key

3.0

Miles

4.8

KM

Singletrack

7,907' 2,410 m

High

6,874' 2,095 m

Low

1,045' 319 m

Up

13' 4 m

Down

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

19%

Max Grade (11°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Not Allowed

Description

Access Buck Gulch from the beautiful Pine Valley Ranch Park, with parking, bathrooms, picnic area, and popular fishing spots. Cruise along the river on the Narrow Gauge trail until you take a left over the large bridge and see Buck Gulch in front of you.

In a short distance you reach the intersection with Strawberry Jack to the left. But continue uphill to the right, going over some very steep sections. They are just long enough that you can ride through it, but don't let the loose pebbles cause your wheels to spin.

It's uphill the whole way, but the angle gets much easier near the top.

It was once a dirt road but is reverting to singletrack. The trail travels in and out of the Hi Meadows fire of 2000. It is actually possible to drive to a parking area at the end of this trail, but that would involve a ton of driving right through some awesome singletrack.

Contacts

Shared By:

Nick Wilder with improvements by s platte and 1 other

Trail Ratings

  2.8 from 16 votes

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  2.8 from 16 votes
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Trail Rankings

#2,182

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#23,980

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Photos

Looking toward Crossons from near trail intersection
Jul 7, 2015 near Pine, CO
Climbing Buck Gulch from Pine Valley OS
Jul 7, 2015 near Pine, CO
Riding on Buck Gulch Trail
Jul 7, 2015 near Pine, CO
Over the north fork of the South Platte River
May 25, 2013 near Pine, CO
Cruising up Bulk Gulch
May 25, 2013 near Pine, CO
Climbing up Buck Gulch - a smooth and consistent grind.
May 25, 2013 near Pine, CO
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Jun 8, 2024
Craig Appel
Sep 4, 2022
Kacy T
Right next to Aaron and Rebecca's favorite car camping spot 39.3842775,-105.3721875
Dec 1, 2021
Atsuko Ohtake
May 12, 2019
Chris Kosto
3mi — 40h 00m
May 11, 2019
Austin P
trail is in great condition. :) 9mi
Jul 16, 2018
Jacob Ezzell
Jul 6, 2018
Robert Berg
May 22, 2018
Greg Taylor
Conditions were perfect, completing a mid-day ride.
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