Buena Vista: Ride 20 - Davis Meadow Loop
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As described here, this is one of the most difficult routes in the Buena Vista area. The ride starts by climbing up jeep roads. Then it continues climbing up jeep roads for what seems like an eternity. Eventually you’ll reach the faint singletrack that leads to the Davis Meadow, but the trail continues climbing until you reach the highpoint of the route.
The single-track descent is steep, stepped and blocky, and good biking skills are needed to ride it cleanly. The jeep tracks back to the start are extremely fun, but
several short climbs along the way will remind you that it was a long ride.
The single-track descent is steep, stepped and blocky, and good biking skills are needed to ride it cleanly. The jeep tracks back to the start are extremely fun, but
several short climbs along the way will remind you that it was a long ride.
Ride length: 19.0 miles
Ride type: lollipop-loop (counterclockwise)
Riding time: 3.5-4 hours
Surface: single-track (4.3 miles); jeep road (14.7 miles)
Elevations: start/end 8,130’; max 10,140’; min 8,130’
Total climbing: gain/loss 2,725’
Aerobic level: strenuous (climbing)
Technical level: 4 (steep, technical descents)
Season: May through October
USGS Quadrangles: Buena Vista West, Harvard Lakes, Marmot Peak
Ride type: lollipop-loop (counterclockwise)
Riding time: 3.5-4 hours
Surface: single-track (4.3 miles); jeep road (14.7 miles)
Elevations: start/end 8,130’; max 10,140’; min 8,130’
Total climbing: gain/loss 2,725’
Aerobic level: strenuous (climbing)
Technical level: 4 (steep, technical descents)
Season: May through October
USGS Quadrangles: Buena Vista West, Harvard Lakes, Marmot Peak