Name: St. Mary's Trail
Rating: 3.6

“A flowy descent with a few technical sections.”

— Mike Reisenleiter

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This can be ridden up and back, or can be connected with other trails in the area. The trail is flowy and fun, and most of the technical sections have a few different lines. Like most trails in the Pikes Peak region, the decomposed granite creates a loose over hard pack soil. Be careful! Hikers love this trail, you should too, though!

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Land Manager: USFS - Pike & San Isabel National Forests Office

Sep 7, 2017: Celebrating National Historic Preservation Act Anniversary at Devil's Head Lookout Tower

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Aug 12, 2017

Allen Tanner

Apr 19, 2017

Allen Tanner

Sep 25, 2016

Sam Gosney

Aug 31, 2016

Patrick Yarbrough

Pretty good coming down, several sections of hike a bike going up though.

Jul 16, 2016

Allen Tanner

3.5mi

May 9, 2016

Allen Tanner

Maybe best to only ride down this trail from the forest service road. Going up was a lot of hike a bike. 7mi

Oct 11, 2015

Thomas Dahbura

Very nice trail but it's an out and back

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3.6 from 7 votes

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in Cheyenne Canyon

#5128

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3.6 from 7 votes

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#4

in Cheyenne Canyon

#625

in Colorado

#5,128

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A nice waterfall on St. Mary's Trail!

Looking down Buffalo Canyon.

Colorado Springs from St. Mary's Falls.

St Mary's Falls

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St Mary's should be rated separately, for the top and for the bottom. Top, which I would never ride up, is steep with lots of difficult technical sections that would prove very tough for intermediate riders. The bottom section below the falls can be ridden very fast and has great "flow". I suggest riding up Gold Camp to the connector and hit the bottom section for a fun not too stressful day. Aug 24, 2017

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3.5 Miles 5.7 Kilometers Singletrack	2' 1 m Ascent -2,143' -653 m Descent
9,902' 3,018 m High 7,761' 2,366 m Low	12% Avg Grade (7°) 40% Max Grade (22°)
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St. Mary's Trail

3.5 Miles 5.7 Kilometers

Singletrack

2' 1 m

-2,143' -653 m

9,902' 3,018 m

7,761' 2,366 m

12%

40%

All Clear

“A flowy descent with a few technical sections.”