The Grind & Upper Ridge Single Track Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,804 ft · 2 hr 48 min
The Grind & Upper Ridge Single Track Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Springdale, CO. It climbs 1,804 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,575 – 8,206 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Golden Age Road 40.12619, -105.36047
Nearest town Springdale, CO
Directions
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The Grind & Upper Ridge Single Track Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,804 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 6,576–8,204 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Golden Age Road · 40.12619, -105.36047
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Golden Age Road, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Fairview Peak Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto South Fairview Road, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto East Golden Age Spur Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto The Grind, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Wrong Turn Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Grind, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto David Lee Roth Exit Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Single Track Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto M&M, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Single Track Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach The Grind, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto M&M, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Single Track Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto David Lee Roth Exit Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto The Grind, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Wrong Turn Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Grind, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto East Golden Age Spur Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto South Fairview Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Fairview Peak Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Golden Age Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% dirt2% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
More from Golden Age Road Trailhead
- Fairview Peak Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 499 ft
- Fairview Peak Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 500 ft
- Fairview Peak Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- East Golden Age Road via Fairview Peak Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 909 ft
- Beauty and the Beast–Fairview View Road, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,369 ft
- Fireman Hill Trail–The Grind, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,325 ft
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