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Unconformity

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  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. …Cañon City
  5. Oil Well Flats Trail System
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Length

3.1 Miles 5.0 Kilometers


Singletrack

Elevation

118' 36 m

Ascent

-503' -153 m

Descent

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

13%

Max Grade (8°)

6,612' 2,015 m

High

6,111' 1,863 m

Low

Conditions

All Clear 4 days ago
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“Super fun trail that's great in both directions with some challenging rock sections and tight turns.”

— Kalem Lenard
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Overview

Closed to motorized vehicles during wet weather conditions. Check with the BLM Royal Gorge Field Office at 719-269-8500 for current conditions.

Description

This is a great trail that is really fun to ride in both directions. As an ascent, there are constant ledgy power moves, often found smack in the middle of a tight switchback! As a descent, these moves become fun technical challenges as you bounce down the hill.

There are some fun challenging rock sections and some tough rewarding turns. The trail meanders from the pinyon juniper woodland up into an old burn that travels through some cool rock outcroppings and provides some great views of the surrounding valleys and mountain ranges.

Access this one from the top of Fire Canyon or Tectonic Shift.

Contacts

Local Club: Lower Arkansas Mountain Bike Association

Land Manager: BLM Colorado - Royal Gorge Field Office

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Apr 15, 2018
Chris W
Feb 9, 2018
Chris Root
Dec 29, 2017
Skip Raynor
Dec 10, 2017
Chris W
Great climb through desert fields with giant boulders strewn about.
May 28, 2017
Raúl Gross
Feb 19, 2017
Rachel Friedman
Feb 23, 2016
Tom McKim
Feb 20, 2016
Tom McKim
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Trail Ratings

  4.4 from 20 votes

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in Oil Well Flats Trail System

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Unconformity!
Unconformity!
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Unconformity stoned switchback inside line
Unconformity stoned switchback inside line
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Anticline under a crescent moon below Island in the Sky
Anticline under a crescent moon below Island in…
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Gettin' some on the short rock face on Unconformity.
Gettin' some on the short rock face on Unconfor…
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Unconformity under the blue sky at Oil Well Flats
Unconformity under the blue sky at Oil Well Flats
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the Unconformity race to the trailhead before the sun sets
the Unconformity race to the trailhead before t…
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A short slick rock to navigate and more Unconformity to descend. This was in December 2012.
A short slick rock to navigate and more Unconfo…
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Fun with rocks.
Fun with rocks.
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