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Fat Tire Traverse

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Shade
Usage
Biking, Hiking
Dogs Friendly?
Yes
Length
1.2 mimiles
ElvElevation
411'
Rating
Last Report
AKA Hero Dirt. Yes, your ideal conditions that you want to hit up first before any of your friends find out. Sure you want to keep it low key, but be a good trail steward and let your buddies know its time to shred.

Fat Tire is a quality connector trail that hugs the side of the foothills, dipping in and out of their contours like a tattoo on a fat person’s belly. It’s not technically challenging, but it does have a bit of exposure to the steep hillsides. Fat Tire Traverse forms part of a popular loop with Sidewinder and Freestone Ridge.

Recent Trail Reports

  • HB April 3, 2020 at 8:18 amSame experience a pneisen. Dry except for a few spots (now on the West facing slope). A couple of ruts, but nothing too bad.
  • CyclingJunkie March 11, 2020 at 9:49 amThanks for the update!
  • pneisen March 10, 2020 at 3:45 pmExcept for a couple puddles on the north facing slope, I wasn't leaving tracks and it has dried out enough that traffic is smoothing out the ruts.
  • bhill83709 March 4, 2020 at 9:26 amNorth facing sections still have quite a bit of mud. The rest of the trail is dry though.
  • josiahRadcliffe February 24, 2020 at 10:22 amFat Tire is still pretty muddy. Attack it early before it starts thawing.
  • heavy_braker February 13, 2020 at 1:37 pmSidewinder / Fat Tire / Freestone loop still has a lot of mud. Ride only if solidly frozen.
  • MELU477 April 2, 2019 at 4:46 pmStill some mud on the section just below Freestone Ridge, but has a rideable line. Some water running down the trail in a couple of spots.
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Trail Reports Fat Tire Traverse

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  1. HB says:

    Same experience a pneisen. Dry except for a few spots (now on the West facing slope). A couple of ruts, but nothing too bad.

  2. pneisen says:

    Except for a couple puddles on the north facing slope, I wasn’t leaving tracks and it has dried out enough that traffic is smoothing out the ruts.

    1. CyclingJunkie says:

      Thanks for the update!

  3. bhill83709 says:

    North facing sections still have quite a bit of mud. The rest of the trail is dry though.

  4. josiahRadcliffe says:

    Fat Tire is still pretty muddy. Attack it early before it starts thawing.

  5. heavy_braker says:

    Sidewinder / Fat Tire / Freestone loop still has a lot of mud. Ride only if solidly frozen.

  6. MELU477 says:

    Still some mud on the section just below Freestone Ridge, but has a rideable line. Some water running down the trail in a couple of spots.

  7. rocketman says:

    The north facing sections are muddy.

  8. sam says:

    Fine when frozen this morning, but probably shouldn’t ride above 31º.

  9. sam says:

    Some muddy spots, some ice, a fair amount of snow.

  10. pneisen says:

    At 1:00ish today the last climb going towards Freestone ridge was really muddy and is getting torn up.

  11. JBlum says:

    The climb up to Freestone was super muddy this afternoon at 4:30.

  12. pbarlazyw says:

    The back corner is a little wet and dicey but rideable without making tracks. As of 10:00am this morning.

  13. ramihz says:

    Long stretches of snow, and a few stretches of ice.

    1. pbarlazyw says:

      The back corner is a little wet and dicey but rideable without making tracks. As of 10:00am this morning.

  14. Earl Parrot says:

    Free and clear, even the east side shady spot is dry.

  15. kimlyons says:

    One short soft area in the shade but not bad – otherwise primo

  16. jdelga says:

    One little soft spot at the shady spot at the top, otherwise, in great condition.

  17. olliemule says:

    Muddy right before you get to Freestone Ridge.

  18. kimlyons says:

    Trail was absolutely perfect yesterday – no mud whatsoever!

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