Nice day for an easy ride, and Boggy Draw fit the bill. Plan was to ride Boggy Draw, Mavericks, and Italian Canyon Loops which ended up being just under 17 miles with around 1,000' of elevation gain. The trails were beginner level, buffed out, and smooth for the most part as they wind through a beautiful Ponderosa Pine forest at an elevation of around 7,000'. I road the trails in a clock wise direction taking a left at each intersection; must be a symptom of riding Phil's world for the past two days. While the descriptions I've read online suggest riding Boggy Draw in a counterclockwise loop the trail appears, at least in my opinion, to ride much better clockwise. There are about 4-5 short, loose, rocky climbs in this direction, but once you reach the 4.5 mile make the trail becomes flat, to gently descending, buff, flowing single track. Mavericks and Italian Canyon look to be decent either direction. The following pictures are from Boggy Draw and Mavericks trails:
Ponderosa forest intermixed with meadows and scrub oak along smooth flowy trails are what you'll find for 95% of this ride. Italian Canyon throws a bit of a loop into the formula for about a mile and a half as it opens up into a drier, scrub oak ecosystem which allows for views of the surrounding mountains before climbing back into the pines.
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| San Juan Mountain Range in the distance. |
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| Italian Canyon |
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| Delores river just east of Delores, CO. |
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