Meadow Mountain

Rundown:
The 12-mile loop of Meadow Mountain combines a steady two-track climb with a classic singletrack descent.

Distance:
8.6 miles

Difficulty Level:
Difficult

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Season:
June 15 road; July 1 Whiskey Creek

How to Get There:
Drive Interstate 70 west to Exit 171 Minturn. Turn right and drive southeast towards Minturn on US Highway 24. Look for the Meadow Mountain parking lot on the right.

Description: Start riding at the south end of the Meadow Mountain parking lot. Ride through the gate and up the doubletrack road. Enjoy the views of the surrounding mountains from the lower meadows. At 2.7 miles there is an intersection of FS 747 and FS 748. Stay right and continue on FS 748 (aka Line Shack). The road continues to climb upward for another 2.2 miles to a Forest Service hut. The last part of this section before the hut is steep.

Look for the Whiskey Creek trail (FS #2348) just behind the hut to the west. Enjoy the 3.46 mile descent through aspen groves and open meadows down to the drier oak brush hillsides above Eagle-Vail. The trail ends just above a box culvert that goes under I-70. Turn right and shoot down the hill through the culvert to access Hwy 6. Turn right and ride 3.0 miles back to the start of the ride at the Meadow Mountain parking lot.



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