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The Achilles' Heel of climbing in the Leadville 100 Run/Bike race series.


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3.3

Miles

5.3

KM

Singletrack

11,078' 3,377 m

High

9,664' 2,946 m

Low

1,420' 433 m

Up

9' 3 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (5°)

46%

Max Grade (25°)

Dogs Off-leash

E-Bikes Allowed

Likely snow coverage into May.

Description

The Powerline (aptly named as it largely follows a power line) climb/descent is a mixture of singletack, doubletrack, loose, smooth and hard-packed, eroded.. you name it. The track mapped here is in the climbing direction, but it can be ridden in either way. The descent is technical in spots to avoid the erosion. The climb can be grueling.

Contacts

Shared By:

Jason Lampenrider with improvements by Fernando Musa

Trail Ratings

  2.7 from 11 votes

#7

in Leadville

#25988

Overall
  2.7 from 11 votes
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Trail Rankings

#7

in Leadville

#2,444

in Colorado

#25,988

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Aug 5, 2025
Dayne Hickey
Up and down total time. Loose rocks in some areas. — 1h 15m
Aug 19, 2024
Kim Skim
Sep 3, 2022
Alan Peters
Jul 14, 2021
Fernando Musa
Aug 3, 2019
Tyler Cande
Aug 12, 2017
Chad Dean
Jul 6, 2013
Ryan Hickman
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