Review Date
October 27, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: Ryan01 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Amazing! Close to Denver and can be ridden in an hour with the Red Rocks/Mathew Winter Loop! What makes this ride great is that it is 15 from LoDo and will always test you. Not real long or steep but ur not riding it clean! Always maintained! Bad thing is that it eats tires like crazy!

Recommended Route:
i usually park at the lower lot... or mid lot going to the Theater. That way i save the fun for last.

Review Date
October 29, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: sooner518 ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
This was my first time riding Dakota Ridge. I ride Matthew Winters and Morrison Slide a few times a month but had always heard Dakota Ridge was crazy technical. Rode it the other day with a buddy and we both decided that it is our new favorite front range trail. Lots of tricky technical stuff but no really big drops where I felt like I was going to die. It really wasnt as physically demanding as I thought it would be. No real long stretches of going up except for the jeep trail at the start. Lots of angled slick rock which can pose a challenge at times and the series of log steps are pretty tough. Tried it twice and definitely hiked up it. I'd reccomend for any intermediate riders and above. We had a blast

Recommended Route:
Park at Matthew Winters park, cross the highway to the east and take the obvious jeep trail up. When you go down Dakota Ridge, connect it with the well-marked Red Rocks trail and that will take you back to Matthew Winters parking lot.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Morrison Slide, Deer creek canyon

Review Date
August 14, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: mclight81 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
favorite ride on front range. Quick access, great technical ride. When linked with red rocks/Matthew's/Winter's up to the plateau, great climb. Fast finish.

Recommended Route:
Dakota ridge side down back up Matthew's/Winters

Review Date
July 9, 2007

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: ezweave ,  Downhiller

Summary:
It's technical, but only in a slow, tight rocky way. This is not technical in a big drops, free riding way. None of it's scary or intimidating. In fact the first section isn't even hard, just annoying. It opens up a little better as you go: longer lines that have more flow and less jackhammer sensation.

It's fun after the rough sections start showing linkable lines (the second hill, I think). The climbs are a little weak, one is basically a hiking job (these little roll/stairs done in treated lumber that are really steep and back to back).

Mostly, though, it's hot. Really hot. Fun, but not the best ride.

Recommended Route:
Link with Red Rocks for a longer ~7-8 mile loop.

Review Date
March 2, 2007

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

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Reviewed by: WWBOULDER ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Great trail, very rocky and technical. Be sure to loop around to Matthew Winters park and then back to the car. Watch for rattle snakes and sand traps and be sure to bring a spare. ***ANY ONE KNOW WHEN THE SNOW WILL MELT ENOUGH TO RIDE THIS TRAIL? SEEMS LIKE IT GETS LOTS OF EXPOSURE AND WOULD OPEN EARLY.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Hall ranch in Lyons is arguably the best trail along the front range.

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