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Captain Jack's

 4.7 (80)
  1. Areas
  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. …Colorado Springs
  5. Cheyenne Canyon
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3.4 Miles 5.5 Kilometers


Singletrack

38' 12 m

Ascent

-1,071' -326 m

Descent

6%

Avg Grade (4°)

15%

Max Grade (9°)

8,241' 2,512 m

High

7,188' 2,191 m

Low

Shared By The Kraken

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“The world famous Captain Jack's downhill.”

— The Kraken
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Description

This is a true multi-use trail (hiking, mtb, horses, and moto's). Moto's have recently been let back on this classic trail so be on the lookout and keep your ears open for them.

The trail is wide singletrack, very fast, with just a few short uphill sections. There aren't any intersections to worry about.

Start at the top of High Drive heading North from the parking area. Roll it as fast as you like until you finally come out on Gold Camp Road by Tunnel #1.

Beware the gravel! When it's dry, the gravel can be quite deep and sandy. When it's moist and tacky, though, it's a hoot.

Contacts

Local Club: Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates

Jan 10, 2018: Missing Link Video – Final Cut

Oct 1, 2017: End of Trail Season Hootenanny!

Mar 21, 2017: Spring 2017 Newsletter

Land Manager: City of Colorado Springs

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Sep 10, 2018
Greta Smith
Sep 9, 2018
Cory Eales
Sep 7, 2018
Drew Henning
Jul 20, 2018
Jacob Wilson
Loose gravel, crashed once 3.4mi
Jul 8, 2018
mamerto jacobe
they need to regulate this one. too many dirtbike riders
Jul 8, 2018
Vinh Nguyen
5.2mi — 1h 20m
Jun 17, 2018
J. Frye
hell yeah
Jun 10, 2018
Josh Wilson

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  4.7 from 80 votes

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Top of buckhorn Loop entering the downhill of Capt'n Jacks!
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View about a quarter of the way down Captain Jack's.
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Top of Captain Jack's
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scenic overlook
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keith curtis
keith curtis  
here is a good vid of the whole thing youtube.com/watch?v=TZ8MuLy… Apr 5, 2018
Adrian Brittain
Adrian Brittain  
Dry loose trail was a lot of fun. Love the jumps and banking turns. Not very technical but very fun fast downhill. (Once you make it too the trail head) I started at the lower trail head and rode up gold camp road to high drive, then the fun downhill back to the Jeep! May 7, 2018
Vinh Nguyen
Vinh Nguyen  
I think Captain Jack's is a bit over-rated. It's extremely sandy with lloose, deep gravel along the way. I went up High Drive and then down Captain Jacks. To be fair, I'm a beginner (possibly advanced beginner)...so maybe this trail is above my skill level. I like somewhat of technical features going down and fast/flowy...and I just couldn't negotiate all the sand and deep gravel on this trail. Jul 22, 2018

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