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A beautifully buff trail leading you into the southern BLM lands of Cody.


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2.8

Miles

4.4

KM

Singletrack

5,414' 1,650 m

High

5,265' 1,605 m

Low

154' 47 m

Up

60' 18 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (1°)

4%

Max Grade (2°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

This trail extends from the Prickly Pear trail to areas further South. It's also part of the Prickly Pear to Red Snake Loop.

From the pipe gate at the summit of Prickly Pear, continue downhill on the braided singletrack. You'll quickly see why this trail is braided as you come to one of the few water sources in the area, a round steel water trough. The cows typically have the area around the trough thoroughly trashed and denuded. Stay to the South of the water trough and continue on the singletrack. Just follow the one that has the most bike tracks on it. You'll cross a major dirt road as you aim to the left of the power poles in front of you.

Head directly to the SW and pass through the low point in the rock ridge. After a short descent, the singletrack intersects another trail you take a hard left on.

Continue on Red Snake until you hit the major dirt road. Stay on the road for about 50 feet and pick up the cow trail on your left. This trail quickly intersects the red dirt berm surrounding the usually dry pond. After proceeding about 1/3 of the way around the pond, you connect with singletrack again. Ride. Cross the fence and enter grassland. Continue South until this trail intersects a major dirt road.

At this point you have a choice of turning around or adding a few more miles by continuing on the trail immediately on the other side of the road, the Oasis Loop.

Contacts

Local Club: Park County Pedalers

Land Manager: BLM Wyoming - Lander

Shared By:

John Gallagher

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When you get into the trails past the developed bike park and purpose built trails, things change. There are no trail markers. Only your sense of direction and MTB Project in your pocket.
Mar 12, 2021 near Cody, WY
Classic Wyoming sage brush slalom riding on "Red Snake. Carter Mountain in the background.
Jun 11, 2013 near Cody, WY
At the top of the "Prickly Pear" climb, looking West, with Carter Mountain in the background.
Jun 11, 2013 near Cody, WY
Sage brush slalom. That's what desert riding in Cody is all about. What fun are straight trails anyway?
Jun 11, 2013 near Cody, WY
The low point in the "rock garden" with Carter Mountain in the background. On the return, you'll ride down the rocks on your left and cross over this trail.
Jun 11, 2013 near Cody, WY

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