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| Mountain Bike Trail 401 is one of the most spectacular in the United States. From Crested Butte, the home of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, one drives 14 miles north to the top of 10,700' high Schofield Pass where the trail begins. The first two miles gains 500' and tops out at 11,200'. From there, the trail goes straight south towards the historic silver mining camp of Gothic. The trail passes across ravines, through spectacular flower fields and is in sight of deer, elk, eagles and coyoteys as it meanders 500-700' from the valley floor below. 401 runs for about 10 miles and is part of a Western State College Sunday overdistance run. | ||
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Yule Pass in the Gunnison country is 12,200' high and separates the Slate River running south from Yule Creek running north. The pass is only a hiking trail now and takes one from Crested Butte to Marble, the great mining town where marble was quarried for the Lincoln Memorial, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Washington Monument. At one time before the turn of the century a telegraph line joined the two towns and the Elk Mountain Railroad was planned. |
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This famous mountain bike are is located just outside the historic mining town of Crested Butte, 28 miles north of Gunnison. The lower loop start at the edge of Crested Butte and goes north passing by the historic Peanut Lake and coal mine and the Slate river. The elevation at the start of the loop is approximately 9000'. From the lower loop one connects to the Upper Loop with a gain of 300' and then returns back to the lower Loop origin. The entire Lower Loop- Upper Loop distance is about 10 miles but can be added on to. The scenery is spectacular with tremendous stands of aspen trees, golden and red in the fall. The Elk Mountains, from 12,000-14,000' in elevation are also spectacular as one covers the loops. The Western cross country teems oftern do their overdistance Sunday runs on this gorgeous trail. | |
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3 miles southwest of Gunnison is a world class mountain bike region, featuring of 40 trails covering nearly 200 total miles. The majestic series of rock formations make the region unique. Hartman Rocks was names for one of the fathers of the Gunnison Country _ Alonzo Hartman _ who arrived in 1872 as head of the Los Pinos Indian Cow Camp nearby. The Hartman Rocks region is from 7900 to 8400' in elevation and has great rolling terrain, perfect for distance runners. The Western State College men and woman's cross country teams often run in this beautiful area on distance and overdistance days. |
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Union Park, seven miles long and 4 miles wide and nearly 10,000' in elevation, located in the Gunnison Country, 30 miles northeast of Gunnison. This beautiful park was the scene of early gold placer mining in the early 1860's and was named for the Union cause in the Civil War. Today, it is a lush park used for grazing by the cattlemen of the Gunnison country and also by the Western State men and women's cross country teams on some of their Sunday overdistance runs. |
