XTRKona said:
You talking about the La Plata hwy? I hear there is some cool riding on a private stash of land there west of the highway behind a big old cotton wood. This would be a little ways north of the baseball park. Know anything about these trails?
That sounds like the Badlands. 666 to La Plata hwy, north 1 mile past Pinion Hills blvd, 1/2 mile up the dirt road at the big dead cottonwood on the left.
It's pretty cool. There's a map of it on one of the links I posted. The only time I have ridden it was in a race, and I think I was so miserable from dehydration that I didn't appreciate the potential for fun - and I was too busy trying not to get myself killed. There are some pretty "extreme" sections that I can vaguely remember.
Theres a pretty long 3-ft wide ridge section with sheer drops on either side.
There's one 200-300 foot flat DH with a big berm at the bottom. My friend asks "How much air did you catch".
As little as possible I tell him
I'm going to have to go ride that again. I think it would be more fun if I brought water.
The great thing about trails around this area (Cortez, Farmington, Aztec) is that most people are so fixated on
DURANGO that the surrounding trails don't get molested.
Edit -->> Phil's World is a little slice of heaven just outside of Cortez. It is honestly one of the most straight-up FUN trails I have ever ridden. It was built and is maintained by the guys at Kokopelli Bike & Board in Cortez. Also some very cool guys. Ask about the trail and they will give you a free map. One of their mechanics did the race on it last year riding a mountain unicycle. 15 miles in 2.5hrs.
