Broken Thumb
Winter Park, Colorado
| Address: | ~County Rd 80, Winter Park, CO 80482, USA |
| GPS: |
39°53'47.4"N 105°43'48.3"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Colorado |
| Trail Length: | 17.00 miles |
| Trail Type: | Loop |
| MTB Trail Type: | Singletrack |
Mountain Bike
Most Difficult- 17.2 miles- 2,906 ft This loop climbs predominantly bike path and dirt road and descends predominantly single track. The grade is never very steep, but is continuous.0.0 miles- Start at "Winter Park Information Center" and head south on sidewalk and then bike path for 2.4 miles to intersection with "Trademark Dr."2.4 miles- Turn right on "Trademark Dr." for .1 miles.2.5 miles- Turn left on "Winter Park Dr." for .2 miles.2.7 miles- Turn left on "Old Town Dr." for .2 miles and cross Hwy 40 at signaled crossing.2.9 miles- Continue up "Lakota Trail" road for .1 miles.3.0 miles- Merge right on "Arrow Trail" road for .5 miles.3.5 miles- Turn right on "FS 128" dirt road for .1 miles.3.6 miles- Turn left on "Buck Creek" jeep road for 2.1 miles.5.7 miles- Turn right on "FS 149/Corona Pass Rd." dirt road for .1 miles.5.8 miles- Turn left on "Broken Thumb" trail for 3.1 miles.8.9 miles- Turn left on "FS 128" dirt road for .3 miles.9.2 miles- Turn right on "Twisted Ankle" single track for 1.1 miles.10.3 miles- Turn right on "South Fork Loop" single track for .6 miles.10.9 miles- Turn right on "Burnout Loop" trail for .3 miles to beginning of loop (counter-clockwise recommended) .11.2 miles- Turn right for 1.3 mile loop.12.5 miles- Turn right on "Burnout Loop" trail for .3 miles.12.8 miles- Turn Right on "South Fork Loop" dirt road for .1 miles.12.9 miles- Turn left on "Idlewild" single track for .3 miles.13.2 miles- Turn right on "Ditch Trail" single track for .8 miles.14.0 miles- Turn left on "Homestead" jeep road for .1 miles.14.1 miles- Turn left on "Crosstrails" single track for .4 miles.14.5 miles- Turn right on "Winterwoods" single track for .3 miles.14.8 miles- Merge right onto "Serendipity" single track for .6 miles.15.4 miles- Turn right on "Yankee Doodle" for 1.4 miles.16.8 miles- Continue straight on "Ski Idlewild Road" for .1 miles.16.9 miles- Hop on "Vasquez Creek Bike Path" past skateboard park for .3 miles.17.2 miles- Left at "US Hwy 40" and .1 miles to "Winter Park Information Center" and end of loop. Courtesy of Singletracks.com
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Broken Thumb
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Directions
From Winter Park, Colorado
- Head south on Trademark Dr toward Winter Park DrRestricted usage road(230 ft)
- Turn left onto Winter Park Dr (197 ft)
- Turn left onto Old Town Dr (453 ft)
- Turn right to stay on Old Town Dr (0.1 mi)
- Continue onto Arrow Trail (0.1 mi)
- Turn right to stay on Arrow Trail (0.5 mi)
- Turn right onto Forest Rd 128 (0.2 mi)
- Turn left (2.1 mi)
- Turn right onto County Rd 80/Forest Rd 149Destination will be on the left(0.1 mi)
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