Leadville: Ride 1 - Camp Hale to Tennesse Pass
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If there is such a thing as the perfect cross-country single-track ride, this may be it. Most of the grade is mild enough to crank in your middle ring and the technical obstacles are just challenging enough to test your skills without slowing you down. The icing on the cake, however, is the return trip from the pass. It's so much fun that you will not be able to stop smiling and you may have to scrape bugs from your teeth when you finish.
Ride length: 12.9 miles
Ride type: out-and-back
Riding time: 2 hours
Surface: dirt road/jeep track (5.0 miles); single-track (7.9 miles)
Elevations: start/end 9,360’; max 10,440’; min 9,330’
Total climbing: gain/loss 1,410’
Aerobic level: moderate (on the easy side of moderate; some climbing on single-track)
Technical level: 3 (a few tricky spots, but mostly smooth trail)
Season: June through October
USGS Quadrangles: Leadville North, Pando
Ride type: out-and-back
Riding time: 2 hours
Surface: dirt road/jeep track (5.0 miles); single-track (7.9 miles)
Elevations: start/end 9,360’; max 10,440’; min 9,330’
Total climbing: gain/loss 1,410’
Aerobic level: moderate (on the easy side of moderate; some climbing on single-track)
Technical level: 3 (a few tricky spots, but mostly smooth trail)
Season: June through October
USGS Quadrangles: Leadville North, Pando