Name: Radio Flyer
Rating: 4.7

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This is the superb downhill flow trail that put Vail's bike park on the map for many people. The trail quickly leaves the ski area for the woods to the west, where you swoop down berms and hundreds of woop-dee-doos for a few miles. You can't help but laugh out loud. Hit the dirt road, wipe the shit-eating grin off your face, and head down either Hank's Hideaway, Liondown (Upper), or Lower Radio Flyer for more fun to the base area.

This was built in 2012 and is beautiful. Trust the trail, look way ahead on the corners, and you'll flow perfectly.

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Local Club: Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance (Vail Valley Mountain Bike Association)

Land Manager: USFS - White River National Forest Office

Shared By:

Nick Wilder with improvements by Hilary Martin

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Trail Ratings

4.7 from 72 votes

#1

in Vail Resort

#62

Overall

4.7 from 72 votes

5 Star		75%
4 Star		19%
3 Star		3%
2 Star		3%
1 Star		0%

Trail Rankings

#1

in Vail Resort

#28

in Colorado

#62

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Hitting the sweet, sweet berms on Radio Flyer!

Jul 9, 2017 near Vail, CO

This rides like the world's longest pump track.

Jan 16, 2020 near Vail, CO

Radio Flyer - showing off what machine-made downhill flow trails are all about!

Jul 4, 2013 near Vail, CO

Nov 13, 2012 near Vail, CO

Loop after loop, this trail gets repetitive, but never old.

Jul 4, 2013 near Vail, CO

Sep 29, 2019 near Vail, CO

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Jun 23, 2025

Graham Sudweeks

Jul 13, 2024

Victor Romero

Jun 22, 2024

Chris Ververis

2mi

Jul 29, 2023

Jack Elston

Aug 3, 2022

Nicholas Gibler

Sep 12, 2021

Cooper DeDooper

Aug 6, 2021

Michael Maziar

Jul 11, 2021

Fernando Musa

Jul 3, 2021

M K

Aug 14, 2020

Glenn Dukes

Sep 28, 2019

Tim McCabe

Sep 28, 2019

Tim Tonk

amazing, fast flow with jumps and rollers. liked the top section. perhaps my favorite downhill trail

Aug 18, 2019

Jenny Montague

Sep 28, 2018

Dillon Burns

Sep 16, 2018

Ales Bata

Very cool! It was my first visit to Vail downhil and Big Mamba was nice, PMT was over my skills and the third one Radio Flyer ranked the best! 2mi — 0h 40m

Sep 9, 2018

Iwone ToSkiandride

Aug 19, 2018

Brie Meyer

Aug 17, 2018

ERIC CSABA

Aug 14, 2018

Ben Larrick

Jul 28, 2018

Gerald Fjord

2mi

Jul 21, 2018

Dan L

2mi

Jul 7, 2018

benjamin langbauer

Awesome Big flow

Jun 25, 2018

Snowboard Biker

Jun 23, 2018

Wyatt DeLong

2mi

Jun 19, 2018

Jonathan Tran

Sep 8, 2017

Casey O'Neill

Aug 1, 2017

All Rado

Jul 30, 2017

Gabe Gosselin

Great jumps 2mi

Jul 21, 2017

Joshua Schellhammer

Great fresh trail (5 years) with tons of fun turns and swivels that will keep you riding down fast 2mi

Jul 14, 2017

August Horning

awesome 2mi

Jul 11, 2017

Jonathon Johnson

Jul 8, 2017

Blake Gilmour

Jul 5, 2017

Corbey Salyer

Best trail I've ever ridden!!!! 3.3mi

Jul 2, 2017

Jonathon Johnson

Jun 30, 2017

Jonathon Johnson

Jun 25, 2017

Joel LaMalfa

Jun 22, 2017

Jonathon Johnson

Jun 21, 2017

Joseph Tosello

Rode 2x 2mi

Jun 19, 2017

Jonathon Johnson

Jun 18, 2017

Rob Fletcher

Jun 17, 2017

Jonathon Johnson

Aug 30, 2016

Andrea Friesen

This was the best trail I have ever ridden. All fun the entire way!

Aug 9, 2014

Christopher Lee

Rode with JP! Scott Genius

Jul 26, 2014

Kyle Miller

6mi

Jul 7, 2014

Taylor Story

Down 2mi

Jun 21, 2014

Jason Walence

trail just opened and is in great condition. very smooth and not as dry as everything else around Vail.

Aug 31, 2013

Andrea Meyer

Aug 4, 2013

Chris Parenteau

Jul 25, 2013

Rick Silva

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