Name: Shadow Pine Loop
Rating: 4.1

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Family Friendly There were young kids biking on the trail with ease, so it is a good trail for kids who have some mountain biking experience but would not be good for young children just learning how to ride a bike.

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An easy dirt and mostly wooded trail with very few obstacles and technical riding. The parking lot is at the bottom of the loop so either directions offer a gentle climb for the first half of the trail and a gentle downhill for the return to the parking lot.

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Land Manager: Jefferson County, CO - Open Space Dept.

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Justin Lambert with improvements by Rachel Vecchitto and 1 other

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Trail Ratings

4.1 from 69 votes

#1

in Flying J Ranch

#110

Overall

4.1 from 69 votes

5 Star		38%
4 Star		43%
3 Star		14%
2 Star		1%
1 Star		3%

Trail Rankings

#1

in Flying J Ranch

#46

in Colorado

#110

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Aug 23, 2018 near Evergreen, CO

Shadow Pine Loop - Flying J Ranch - Conifer - Colorado

Mar 13, 2024 near Evergreen, CO

One of the somewhat difficult sections of the trail

Jun 8, 2014 near Evergreen, CO

Jun 8, 2014 near Evergreen, CO

Sep 3, 2018 near Evergreen, CO

Jun 8, 2014 near Evergreen, CO

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Check-Ins

Sep 6, 2024

WhiskeyDan

Jun 8, 2024

Ian Robinson

May 27, 2024

Colin Stead

8h 45m

Sep 9, 2023

Adam Ragsdale

4.1mi — 1h 10m

Sep 2, 2023

Josh L

Jul 23, 2023

Timiny Braemer

Jul 8, 2023

D D

Jul 8, 2023

Troy Odekirk

May 7, 2023

Ryan Hickman

Apr 19, 2023

Gritty Flyer

Did the loop several times. 98% dry, a few spots with some mud. 11.5mi — 1h 17m

Sep 29, 2022

Riley Addington

Still a solid trail. Clear cut section @ top of trail descent / incline on open face turn is getting a bit washed out. My fav ride for a daily workout 3.2mi — 0h 35m

Sep 5, 2022

Marta Blanco Castano

Few areas I would rate as blue but overall great little beginner route with few people (later afternoon) 3.4mi

Sep 2, 2022

Vadim Ivanis

Aug 5, 2022

Annette Wederquist

Alone. Two loops. Minor crash. 5.1mi

Jul 23, 2022

Jackie Jenzen

Jun 4, 2022

Kali Moon

Ellie's first mountain singletrack MacRide

Apr 30, 2022

Brian Delaney

Test

Apr 16, 2022

Gritty Flyer

Trail is pretty clear. 11.8mi — 1h 23m

Sep 16, 2021

Gritty Flyer

9.4mi — 1h 12m

Sep 12, 2021

Gritty Flyer

6.2mi — 0h 43m

Sep 11, 2021

Bennett Sodergren

Aug 6, 2021

Shane Sapp

Jun 12, 2021

Andrew Clay

Easy Trail

May 29, 2021

Elizabeth Dee

4mi

May 25, 2021

danny o

May 20, 2021

danny o

Jan 16, 2021

Allegra W

Very icy in spots but still rideable

Oct 17, 2020

Brian Jacildo

15h 00m

Sep 10, 2020

Emily Kay

Aug 15, 2020

Cody Joyner

Aug 14, 2020

Aa Bb

didn't do full

Aug 8, 2020

Ron Lucero

Aug 7, 2020

Steph V

Aug 7, 2020

Zak Lieberman

1.5 laps. 90min

Aug 6, 2020

RDubb Wallace

Jul 24, 2020

Zak Lieberman

Family exploring

Jul 19, 2020

Zak Lieberman

Fun to explore with jack. Good for family outing.

Jul 13, 2020

Kacy Jo

4mi

Jul 12, 2020

Joey T

double double. quick little ride to start the day 6.8mi

Jul 9, 2020

Chris H

Jul 2, 2020

Eric Gorski

Jun 22, 2020

Nick Dahlin

4mi — 0h 36m

Jun 21, 2020

Joey T

6.8mi

Jun 20, 2020

Galen Collins

Great trail for a novice beginner like me. Mostly easy but a few obstacles. The climb is never too steep and the ride down is fun. I recommend CCW. 3.4mi

Jun 14, 2020

Nopey Noperson

3.9mi

Jun 13, 2020

Janine Springer

Park at lower trailhead next time

Jun 13, 2020

Simone Ortega Johnson

Jun 8, 2020

OutdoorAng

Kids did awesome! Some gnarly spots and more uphill than we had planned on. — 2h 00m

May 25, 2020

Jesse Riley

3.4mi

Apr 11, 2020

Andrew Drilling

Oct 13, 2019

Christopher Powell

took a wrong turn 3.8mi — 0h 45m

Sep 15, 2019

Sam Smith

Great trail for beginners! Not too steep or rocky, great way to learn proper skills 7mi — 1h 00m

Sep 2, 2019

B Free

Aug 31, 2019

Private User

Aug 26, 2019

Katherine Shilling

3.4mi — 1h 02m

Aug 23, 2019

Anthony C

4.1mi — 0h 48m

Aug 4, 2019

Alex Myrant

3.4mi

Aug 2, 2019

Karim Kazantsev

6.8mi

Jul 28, 2019

David Firmin

training class

Jul 21, 2019

Scott Bryan

Jul 15, 2019

Bill Schell

Jul 10, 2019

Dan Tomar

4mi

Jun 29, 2019

Lou Opatrny

Great ride with J!! She loved this loop 4.1mi

Jun 15, 2019

Eric JG

May 27, 2019

John Schaefer

7h 22m

May 26, 2019

Luke M

Fun first ride for Kaden & I.

Sep 30, 2018

Private User

Sep 24, 2018

Amy Hickman

Sep 3, 2018

Paula Cooper

Took a wrong turn. Again. :/ 3.8mi

Sep 3, 2018

Sean Casselberry

Personal best with the lady 4.1mi — 0h 23m

Aug 23, 2018

Sean Casselberry

Short, easy and fun. 3.2mi — 0h 39m

Aug 16, 2018

Michael Colby

Rode with dad, Tom, Zach and Zach’s dad Bob.

Aug 7, 2018

Kevin Oconnell

Aug 1, 2018

Jessica Wailes

Jul 29, 2018

Jack Schaefer

Jul 21, 2018

Gordon English

Jul 12, 2018

Kelly Jacobsen

Rocks are a little slippery 3.9mi

Jul 3, 2018

Cat Evans

Fun and easy ride, lots of room along the trail. One slightly technical section that was a ton of fun! 4.5mi

Jul 1, 2018

Mark Abi-Khattar

A few trekkers but overall fun ride 6.8mi

Jun 29, 2018

Colton Lock

Very easy trail. Great for beginner riders. 3.4mi — 0h 40m

Jun 23, 2018

Paula Cooper

Super fun! Great for doing laps. 6.8mi

Jun 12, 2018

Tony Vigil

Jun 10, 2018

Brian Elander

May 25, 2018

Dave Harris

May 21, 2018

Rob Ups

great with Melissa and the boys 3.4mi

May 11, 2018

Steve Cruice

May 5, 2018

Rachel Bowler

Apr 25, 2018

Natalie Steffen

6.4mi

Apr 6, 2018

Dustin Sayes

Feb 11, 2018

David Miller

Nov 26, 2017

Graeme Dunn

Oct 1, 2017

Wes Hershberger

Fun ride for our first in CO! 3.4mi

Oct 1, 2017

Brian Sinnott

Oct 1, 2017

Justin Kretzmann

5.7mi

Sep 10, 2017

Andrea Artzer

Sep 10, 2017

Daniel Artzer

Great fun loop. Teaching my wife to mountain bike on it, great beginner trail. 3.4mi

Aug 27, 2017

Andy Mengshol

Good trail. Many hikers

Aug 12, 2017

Zach Langsley Norman

Aug 1, 2017

Hayden B.

9.6mi

Jul 31, 2017

Hayden B.

3mi

Jul 18, 2017

Hayden B.

Two laps 5.5mi

Jul 17, 2017

Hayden B.

Two laps 5.8mi

Jul 16, 2017

Hayden B.

Two laps 5.8mi

Jul 8, 2017

Hayden B.

5.7mi

Jul 4, 2017

Sue Jones

Jul 3, 2017

Franklin Gauer

3.4mi

Jun 3, 2017

Hayden B.

1.7mi

Jun 2, 2017

Hayden B.

1.7mi

Jun 1, 2017

Hayden B.

2.1mi

May 22, 2017

Hayden B.

2.9mi

May 15, 2017

Jerry McCall

235 elev. gain 3.8mi

Apr 8, 2017

Hayden B.

2.4mi

Mar 15, 2017

Shelby Hood

kind of a cool short place to go. there's a 3.5 mile loop on the side of a mountain, small Mountain. in the center of the loop there's like a utili... 5mi

Feb 19, 2017

Hayden B.

3.1mi

Nov 26, 2016

Jesse Dean

4.5mi

Nov 15, 2016

Mike King

Quick and easy ride. Barely a workout but a nice lazy blast through. 6mi

Oct 29, 2016

Hayden B.

3.2mi

Oct 26, 2016

Brian Kottcamp

Oct 22, 2016

Hayden B.

2.8mi

Sep 18, 2016

Cryto F

W/the kiddo. Great trainer trail. Will ride again & again! :) 3mi — 1h 04m

Sep 17, 2016

Ryan Parmer

Sep 5, 2016

john nobody

This is described as "beginners friendly" but not the best place for young kids. Long climbs with swichbacks make it less fun for under 12 or so.

Sep 2, 2016

Jenn Weiler

Sep 2, 2016

Joel LaMalfa

Aug 27, 2016

Tom McGinnis

1st 4mi — 11h 08m

Aug 20, 2016

Matt Ondo

There was a large fell tree across the trail on the north half of the loop. Had to hop off and carry the bike around - still a fantastic ride. 5.3mi — 0h 33m

Aug 14, 2016

Matt Ondo

1.8mi — 0h 11m

Jul 2, 2016

Matt Heckroth

Easy rolling hills. One small technical section. 3.4mi — 1h 11m

Jun 4, 2016

Schannon Gumz

May 30, 2016

Nick Wacholz

May 28, 2016

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