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Butterknife Trail

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  2. CO
  3. …Western Colorado
  4. …Grand Junction
  5. Bangs Canyon Recreation Area
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“Great technical running over slickrock and sand weaving in & out of washes above the Gunnison River. ”

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6.3

Miles

10.1

KM

95%

Runnable

5,516' 1,681 m

High

4,929' 1,502 m

Low

416' 127 m

Up

996' 304 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

15%

Max Grade (8°)

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Local Club: Mesa Monument Striders

Land Manager: BLM Colorado - Grand Junction Field Office

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  4.0 from 1 vote

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in Bangs Canyon Recreation Area

#16268

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#4

in Bangs Canyon Recreatio…

#1,438

in Colorado

#16,268

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Looking out across the valley toward Mt. Garfield from the Butterknife Trail.
Nov 20, 2015 near Orchard…, CO
Butterknife
Jul 8, 2019 near Orchard…, CO

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