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greenBlue Morning Gloria

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  1. Areas
  2. CO
  3. …Northwest Rockies
  4. …Steamboat Springs
  5. Emerald Mountain
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4.0 mile 6.4 kilometer point to point
Singletrack
Easy/Intermediate

Elevation

Ascent: 818' 249 m
Descent: 0' 0 m
High: 8,179' 2,493 m
Low: 7,361' 2,244 m

Grade

Avg Grade: 4% (2°)
Max Grade: 11% (6°)

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Trail shared by Jeff Ruhle

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“A new 4-mile trail that connects the top of Quarry Mountain with Lupine.”

— Jeff Ruhle
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Description

This newly made (summer 2014) trail connects Lupine to the top of Quarry Mountain. Due to the very mellow grade and tons of sharp switchback turns, this trail is probably better ridden up than down, but it is certainly fun in either direction!

It also passes through some beautiful forest terrain. Pines, aspen, ferns, and all kinds of lovely forest smells await you.

Since it is a new trail and fun to ride, it can get quite busy on weekends.

If it's been dry for a while, expect the switchbacks on this trail to be covered in deep "moondust" dirt.

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Local Club: Routt County Riders

Apr 10, 2019: RCR Thanks You!

Mar 1, 2019: Rules of Thumb for Protecting Wildlife During Trail Development

Feb 22, 2019: Your Trails are In Jeopardy!

Land Manager: City of Steamboat Springs, CO - Parks, Open Space & Recreational Services

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Apr 3, 2019
Bill Hoffman
Sep 22, 2018
Mark Carleton
I did this as part of a Lupine / Morning Gloria / Quarry Mountain / Little Moab / NPR loop. The whole trail is good. This was my favorite part. 4mi
Sep 11, 2018
Raúl Gross
Sep 3, 2018
Meridith Burrows
Aug 26, 2018
Chad Yeager
Aug 6, 2018
John Konrad
Jul 18, 2018
Connor Baty
fun way down lots of steep turns 4mi — 0h 45m
Jul 8, 2018
Justin VanAlstyne

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Stewarded by Routt County Riders
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Trail Ratings

  4.5 from 28 votes

#2

in Emerald Mountain

#194

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  4.5 from 28 votes
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#2

in Emerald Mountain

#66

in Colorado

#194

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Quarry Mountain climbs to the top of Emerald Mountain through big aspens
Quarry Mountain climbs to the top of Emerald Mo…
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View from Emerald Mountain snowbiking.
View from Emerald Mountain snowbiking.
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One of the many awesome aspen groves on this trail.
One of the many awesome aspen groves on this tr…
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Root Canal is definitely more fun than Lane of Pain.
Root Canal is definitely more fun than Lane of…
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Matt Helm
Matt Helm  
It's a long 4 mile trail that is all climbing after climbing quite a ways up Lupine. It is one very beautiful trail, and many dead trees were cleared near the top last fall. Not easy, but not hard... it is well worth the effort! Apr 27, 2017
Andrew Grabowski
Andrew Grabowski  
Bottom to Bluffs, to Lupine, Lupine to Morning Gloria, and then back down. Morning Gloria is a good climbing trail. Did it with my wife and 13 YO son. It was a bit rough in some points with some of the washed out rocky areas. But it was still very fin and enjoyable. May 31, 2017

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