Name: Little French
Rating: 2.8

“A combination of steep mining road and spectacular flume singletrack-an endurance test.”

— Don Leinweber

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Little French is a little over a mile east of the Sallie Barber trailhead. It begins on the north (left) side of the road a few hundred feet after passing a garage close to the right side of the road.

Little French climbs steeply for 1 mile, passing a cabin near the top. Look for a singletrack 0.2 miles after the cabin that crosses a creek. At this point the trail follows a flume for 1.6 miles.

There is trail convergence at 0.9 miles into the flume section. The trail appears to climb, but the flume continues on the left side of what appears to be the main trail. It is a little more faint.

The flume ends in another 1/2 mile at a mining road. Take a left to the top of Humbug Hill.

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Land Manager: USFS - Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Office

Aug 9, 2017: Cabin Creek Road closure during hazard tree removal

Aug 7, 2017: Canyon Lakes Ranger District Recreational Shooting Reminders

Aug 3, 2017: Baker Draw Designated Shooting Area Will Temporarily Close for Improvements

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Bill Putnam
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The climb is hard and gets harder above the cabin but the flume section is truly superb! There must be a reasonable way to do this in reverse? Sep 20, 2016

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2.9 Miles 4.7 Kilometers Singletrack	672' 205 m Ascent -162' -49 m Descent
11,199' 3,414 m High 10,568' 3,221 m Low	5% Avg Grade (3°) 16% Max Grade (9°)
Minor Issues 56 days ago — Update

Little French

2.9 Miles 4.7 Kilometers

Singletrack

672' 205 m

-162' -49 m

11,199' 3,414 m

10,568' 3,221 m

5%

16%

Minor Issues

“A combination of steep mining road and spectacular flume singletrack-an endurance test.”