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Dead Bird

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  1. Areas
  2. CO
  3. …Central Rockies
  4. …Salida
  5. Methodist Mountain Trail System
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0.9 Miles 1.5 Kilometers


Singletrack

3' 1 m

Ascent

-377' -115 m

Descent

8%

Avg Grade (4°)

22%

Max Grade (12°)

7,562' 2,305 m

High

7,184' 2,190 m

Low

Shared By Josh Jones

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Bad / Closed 8 hours ago
Snowy, Some Mud, Icy: Fresh layer of snow Feb 18th. Bring a fat bike, ride early. History
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“Another option for getting down from Little Rainbow.”

— Josh Jones
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If you've already ridden Race Track and are looking for something different, give Dead Bird a try. It has a few steep sections but is tamer than Lost.

Dead Bird connects to the road for a bail-out point or continue down until the trail connects to the lower section of Lost.

Some bikers with super human powers do climb Dead Bird from time to time so be on the look-out. The trail also gets some equestrian traffic.

Watch for rutted out sections of trail.

Contacts

Local Club: Salida Mountain Trails

Feb 1, 2019: 2019 Run Through Time Trail Marathon and Half Marathon

Jan 18, 2019: Boathouse Cantina Donates $20k to Salida Mountain Trails in 2018

Dec 28, 2018: SMT 2018 Accomplishments, 2019 Plans, and Thanks!

Land Manager: BLM Colorado - Royal Gorge Field Office

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Oct 7, 2018
Ron Mccarty
0.9mi
Jul 9, 2017
John F
super fun way to end little rainbow. 1mi
Sep 2, 2016
Steven Mattics

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Trail Ratings

  3.0 from 3 votes

#7

in Methodist Mountain Trail System

#15362

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in Colorado

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Intersection of Little Rainbow, Dead Bird, and Race Track
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