On the Front Range

Not steep enough, Needs more chunk.

This trail has a technical climb that never really flattens out. The good part is that the incline is never so radical that you have to walk your bike. By the time you reach the Red Mesa loop, keep going. The red mesa loop is a good cool down climb with a great warmup to a fast downhill run. This trail had some traffic on a Friday afternoon but was not overly crowded. The reward after the climb was worth it.

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I followed others recommendations and took the red mesa loop clockwise.

I rode this loop today. I followed everyone’s recommendations on the clock ways direction. My favorite section was the mesa section, I would say the downhill section was one of the most fun I have ever had! Just fast and flowie. Watch out for the other people on the trail, go during the week. I had difficulty making the initial climbs, I think the altitude makes it hard. Great trail! It is easy to follow, hard to get lost and excellent views!

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Clockwise

Fun, flowy and short technical sections. I love this trail! One of my favorites, typical front range long tough climb in the beginning with tons of fun descent at the end.

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Do both loops clockwise. Red mesa loop provides best riding while the south loop has the best views.

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Mount Falcon

This is a great ride with spectacular views from the top. The first half of the uphill is grueling with large boulders, loose rock/gravel, and water bars. The second half (past the Plymouth Mountain turnoff) becomes much more hard pack with less rocks. The overall uphill is relentless. Every time you come around a corner you are greeted with about 200 more yards of uphill. Once your at the top the fun begins as it's mostly downhill.

I rode this trail on 6/19/11 and was lucky (or unlucky) enough to spot a black bear about 40 yards off the trail. He was perched up on a huge rock outcropping watching the hikers/bikers below. Very cool.

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Take the Plymouth Creek trail from the parking lot. Go past the Plymouth mountain trails and then past the Red Mesa Trail. Continue all the way to the top. After resting your lungs for a few minutes, ride the Red Mesa loop clockwise. Connect back up with the Plymouth Creek Trail and continue to the Plymouth Mountain trail. Ride it counter clockwise. Connect back to the Plmouth Creek trail and head back to the parking lot.

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Lair O' the Bear

Great begining climb if you like rough riding. Shortly after the bridge comes the wall, which is the hardest part to climb but is also one of the easyest and the most fun part to decend. Not too much father there are two great loops. Off of the loops there are a few hikers only trails, a few look outs, and a few pirate trails.

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Ride up Plymouth Creek Trail, ride Plymouth Mountain Trail clockwise, then ride Red Mesa clockwise, then ride back down plymouth Creek Trail. Also you can ride both the bootleg trails coming off of Red Mesa (better than any trails in the park).

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If you ride Red Mesa clockwise the first pirate trail you will reach is called Beggers Canyon (Gnarly singletrack with lots of dangerous rock sections and a few log jumps, the trail spits out on highgrade road(search for "Beggers Canyon Trail Colorado" on youtube to fide footage)). If you keep going on Red Mesa the next pirate trail is called No Name Trail (this trail is very fast kinda wide open with lots of loose rock and some gnarly rut sections, the trail spites out on Deek Creek Canyon Road (seach for "No Name Trail" on youtube to find footage)).

So, I just started biking this season. I'm in fairly good shape and this trail is 30mins from my apt., so I thought I'd try it out. The first trip was embarrassing, as the Plymouth Creek Trail is fairly steepy, rocky and technical. This is definitely not for beginners. I've since done a little more training and have returned twice with much better results. Of course, I walk the stairs section both ways, and maybe a couple of other short hikes here and there, but for the most part, the climb is doable, provided you're in good condition. Red Mesa loop is a lot of fun, I'd recommend taking a left off of Plymouth on to Red Mesa, as this seems to be the preferred direction for bikers. The scenery and views are beautiful. The only knock on this place is that it is BUSY on weekends. I'm not the type that has to have the trail to myself, but one thing I hate is that, being a beginner, I need to really be focused coming down the technical sections, and often you're in the middle of a rocky, technical pass and you have to yield to uphill traffic.

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Up Plymouth Creek to Red Mesa (clockwise) and back down. I usually don't have the energy to do Plymouth Mountain afterwards, but I think a lot of bikers hit that up after Red Mesa.

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Apex, Mt. Falcon

Wow, the climb on this trail really kicks your ass, but after that it is very rewarding. Here's a tip that your gonna want to remember: Either do red mesa first and then plymouth mtn or just plymouth mtn and come back down. When you do Plymouth mountain make sure you go clockwise. This is so you can get the best downhill run coming back down the mtn. It would not be fun to climb up this section (counterclockwise on plymouth). On the way down it starts out smooth and steep with natural minirature jumps going across the trail that you can sail off a bit. It can be extremely fast coming down if you let it rip, so make sure it is not very crowded and slow down before blind turns.

I suffered up this trail on my 40lb bighit, but the ride back down made it soooo worth it.

Beautiful views too.

Watch out for the wildlife.

This trail has changed in the 7 plus years since I rode it last. It has gotten more technical since lets say 2000. The bottom section all the way past the bridge is far more technical than it used to be. The stairs have been added just past the bridge. This section has always been a tough climb and now with the stairs it is perfect for hike a bike. Once past this section the trail, the climb becomes more bearable and has not changed from earlier in the millenium. There are great views from the top. The downhill provides a great ride and the technical sections are passable but challenging. A full suspension bike doesn't hurt either.

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plymouth up to red mesa loop. Red mesa loop clockwise. If you have enough time, do plymouth up to the top, loop back down and then do red mesa loop before coming back down.

This is a very technical trail but once you pass the bridge it opens up into some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen. We saw wildlife from deer to a coyote and even a black bear. Go early on weekends as there is alot of traffic. Even if you are an intermediate riding it is worth the pain and hiking to see the top.

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Plymouth all the way to the top and loop back around.