Mountain Bike Skills Parks in Fort Collins

Mountain Bike Skills Parks Map and Parking

There are two mountain bike skills parks in Fort Collins: the Lory State Park Corral Center Mountain Bike Skills Park and the Spring Canyon Park Mountain Bike Skills Area. The Lory State Park Corral Center Mountain Bike Skills Park is larger and more comprehensive than the Spring Canyon Park Mountain Bike Skills Area. In addition, the Lory State Park's skills park is appropriate for riders of all ages and skills levels. Both are marked in the following Google map with mountain biker icons.

Lory State Park Corral Center Mountain Bike Skills Park

The Lory State Park Corral Center Mountain Bike Skills Park was designed and created by Lee McCormak and Steve Wentz of www.leelikesbikes.com. It is located near the Lory State Park visitor center and is open year round, weather permitting. It is a great mountain bike skills park because it promotes fun and safety with its three levels of difficulty. There are three sections within the 69,000 square foot corral that each represent a different level of difficulty: the Skills Area for beginners, the Pump Track for seasoned riders, and the Dirt Jumps for high flying riders. After warming up at the skills park, it is fun to mountain bike on the Lory State Park Valley Trails.

Skills Area

The Skills Area is a great place to warm up because it keeps you low to the ground.

Pump Track

The Pump Track tests your navigation skills for tight corners because it spins you around and across the mounds in various directions.

Dirt Jumps

The Dirt Jumps area is a perfect place to overcome your fear of heights, with regard to mountain biking, before hitting the real trail.
The elevated wood walkways are a little too high for a fully rigid mountain bike so I did not give them a try.

Spring Canyon Park Mountain Bike Skills Area

The Spring Canyon Park Mountain Bike Skills area is geared more towards experienced riders with good mountain bikes because most of skill challenges are narrow and elevated two to three feet off the ground. The elevated wood walkway in the near part of the following picture is one of only two skills challenges suitable for novice riders.

Mountain Biking Trails along Colorado's Front Range

The following is a list of mountain bike trails along the northern Front Range:

• Boulder / Lyons - Hall Ranch and Rabbit Mountain
  
• Poudre River Canyon - Hewlett Gulch and Young Gulch
  
• Fort Collins - Maxwell to Pineridge Natural Areas, Maxwell to Reservoir Ridge Natural Areas, Mountain Bike Skills Parks in Fort Collins, and Lory State Park Valley Trails
• Fort Collins / Loveland - Blue Sky Trail, Indian Summer via Blue Sky, Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Coyote Ridge Natural Area, and Rimrock Mountain Bike Trail