New Directional Downhill Trail Features Berms, Jumps, Drop and Quarry Rocks
Trail Blazers Wanted! The city is working on a new downhill trail on Emerald Mountain, and it’s going to be wheelie awesome. But your help is needed in selecting a name that really flows!
Four potential names have been narrowed down and are the finalists for the new downhill mountain bike trail naming contest. Now, it’s up to you to pick the winner. Through Friday May 30, cast your vote and etch a new name that will further solidify Steamboat Springs’ place in the mountain biking community.
The directional trail name finalists, which all suggest a downhill mountain biking experience that is intense, technical and adrenaline-pumping, are:
- Pandemonium
- Fault Line
- Highway to Hell
- Steamroller
Whether you’re a hardcore rider or just love the outdoors, this is your moment to ink your mark on the trail map. Go to EngageSteamboat.net to make treadmarks on history and pick your favorite!
The downhill directional trail is the brainchild of the Parks & Recreation and Routt County Riders (RCR). It was designed and constructed by FlowRide Concepts, the company that assisted with a portion of the popular NPR (No Pedaling Required) trail.
The new expert trail will be 3.2 miles long and include 27 berms, 11 step-up jumps, 27 rock drops and about 20,000 square feet of rock armoring. The trail starts by the radio towers taking riders along the ridgeline of the quarry before returning to the stables area at Howelsen Hill.
The lower portion of the soon-to-be-named downhill directional trail is anticipated to open later this summer around August with the upper portion following not far behind that later in the fall.