Authored By: TrailCentral Belcher - Longhorn - Mustang Description: This is a route that I'm glad I did, but I'll never do it this way again. I had never ridden the full length of Longhorn from the base parking lot, usually opting to take the Shorthorn shortcut. I decided for this route I would take the steep descent (continuing Longhorn) at the Longhorn/Shorthorn intersection. During the descent I was like "This is cool!", but then I had to ride up the other valley wall. More like walk up the other valley wall. Between the steep pitch, loose dirt, and waterbars every couple meters I felt like I was hiking more than biking that section of trail. Once I got off Longhorn the rest of the ride was perfect. Mustang was a fun descent and Belcher Hill is always an easy ride down to the parking lot. If I were to do this route again I would skip the middle of Longhorn and replace it with the Shorthorn shortcut. I figure everyone that lives near and trains on White Ranch should experience the entire length of Longhorn, but I'm sure that will be the first and last time for most.
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Route/Track: Almost All Rights
By: TrailCentral Trail Type: Multiuse City: Golden County: Jefferson State: CO
Authored By: TrailCentral Almost All Rights Description: Inspired by Kyle's Trail of the Month write-up I headed for White Ranch and recorded his Almost All Rights route with my GPS. In Kyle's words "By doing this you make a huge loop though White Ranch and hit what amounts to the best trails of the area." I couldn't agree more. This track includes the following trails: Belcher - Longhorn - Shorthorn - Rawhide - Mustang. Minimum elevation = 6,150' and Maximum elevation = 7,874' with 2,883' of total elevation gain. Total distance for the ride is 13.7 miles.
