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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

Conditions

Bad / Closed 2 days ago
Muddy, Snowy, Icy: Bad mix of frozen/melting mud/snow/ice 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

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

Nov 7, 2018: November ShinDig Cancellation

Oct 8, 2018: October ShinDig

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

#15270

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in Colorado

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