Braking Bad
A relentless downhill race run filled with endless chunder.
Extreme Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 1.7 km
- Ascent
- 1 m
- Descent
- 340 m
Natural Selection will weed the week out of the mountain biking population.
Mountain Biking Extreme
Natural Selection, found on the far end of the mountain off of the Chupacabara trail, is a true double black diamond trail! The descent begins with some flat ladder bridges leading to rolls down a series of fantastically-steep rock features.
A series of these features helps get you warmed up before the trail funnels into its marquee feature: a triple-piece wooden hit requiring you to nail a gap jump onto an elevated wooden bridge that's about four feet in the air, drop off the bridge, then roll into a fairly substantial wooden booter gap jump to finish.
There's no real ride around to speak of on the marquee feature on Natural Selection. If you don't want to hit two mandatory gaps and a mandatory drop, you'll be forced to walk your bike around this section. If you decide to hit this feature, it requires total commitment: this trail has broken more than one collarbone. Proceed with caution.
The trail finishes fast, with a few more fun wooden features before spilling out at the bottom of the mountain.
Extreme
Very steep, difficult, narrow singletrack with widely variable and unpredictable trail conditions. Unavoidable obstacles could be 15in/38cm tall or greater, and unavoidable obstacles with serious consequences are likely to be present. Obstacles could include big rocks, difficult root sections, drops, jumps, sharp switchbacks, and more. Ideal for expert-level riders.
A relentless downhill race run filled with endless chunder.
Extreme Mountain Biking
The most technical line in the Pajarito Bike Park.
Extreme Mountain Biking
One of the easiest routes down the mountain.
Easy Mountain Biking
1 m away
One of the easier downhills on the mountain.
Moderate Mountain Biking
1 m away
The only "flow trail" down the mountain at Pajarito.
Moderate Mountain Biking
1 m away
A spicier trail combination anchored by the Aspenola flow trail.
Difficult Mountain Biking
1 m away
One of the best and most feature-filled trails in the Pajarito Bike Park.
Extreme Mountain Biking
1 m away
The more downhill-oriented version of Aspen for Trouble.
Difficult Mountain Biking
1 m away
One of Pajarito's top downhill race runs.
Severe Mountain Biking
1 m away
An approachable advanced-level trail that's perfect for working up to some of the extreme lines in the Pajarito Bike Park.
Severe Mountain Biking
13 routes · Mountain Biking