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A dirt road climb through pleasant forest to good overview of Minturn, Beaver Creek, and West Vail.


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Map Key

3.0

Miles

4.8

KM

Doubletrack

8,878' 2,706 m

High

8,211' 2,503 m

Low

672' 205 m

Up

5' 2 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

16%

Max Grade (9°)

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Description

Though nothing particularly special, this is a great workout climb, particularly for locals who live in or near West Vail or Vail. It's easy to connect this to the Gore Creek Valley Trail (West) or the North Trail - Western Section to make a longer ride.

Most people go to the lookout at the cell tower and turn around, but you can keep going and connect to Nottingham Ridge Trail and another tower even higher.

There are two ways to start:
1. Wind your way up the neighborhood streets to the highest point where the pavement ends and the dirt road starts. You can drive up and hope to get one of the few parking spots, or park down in the shopping center and ride up.

2. Park at the end of the frontage road west of West Vail at the large North Trail lot, and take the North Trail - West singletrack until it intersects the Davos Hill doubletrack. This is the better option, but North Trail is closed every year until June 15.

Cruise up the dirt road, more steeply at first, in and out of some large drainages filled with aspen forests. Some places are exposed and can be hot in the middle of the day. The trail levels out and it's an easy finish to the end of a ridge with a bunch of cell towers and some great views of the neighboring valleys, Avon, Beaver Creek, and peaks of Mount of the Holy Cross. Turn around here or keep on climbing if you want more.

The road is badly rutted in places - be careful going down.

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Shared By:

Nick Wilder

Trail Ratings

  2.7 from 12 votes

#12

in Vail

#24003

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Trail Rankings

#12

in Vail

#2,309

in Colorado

#24,003

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Photos

Rocky Mountain Columbine - the CO state flower - line this part of the trail.
Jul 6, 2013 near Minturn, CO
Wild lupine and some high peaks in early June.
Jun 10, 2013 near Minturn, CO
Looking east towards the Gore Range
Jun 10, 2013 near Minturn, CO
Cruising through the nice aspen forest.
Jun 10, 2013 near Minturn, CO
Winter is a phenomenal time to experience the Davos Trail and its expansive views of the Vail Valley.
Dec 5, 2016 near Minturn, CO

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