Upper Barr Knar in the Alpine Zone 16

That's gnarlier than fort William WC track!!! And that's saying something

Bro, I know that all the moaning is funny, but I honestly don't think a lot of people have experienced sustained knar. Yeah there are sections of knar at parks, but this trail as a good 5 miles straight of that. This was a smoother section. It beats you down in the matter of seconds and the next day all you want to do is sleep lol. I'm glad someone finally recognized how rough it really is. Of course the vid downgrades it, but I figured all the noises told the true story lol...cheers

If you think the video part is gnar, you should check out the first three miles of trail down from the summit. All above tree line and super double extra whammy GNAR. I've ridden it and run both the Pike's Peak Ascent and Marathon. It's one tough mountain but you will love it to the depths of your soul once you've partaken of its granitey goodness.

The reason I'm moaning and groaning in the vid is because of those first three miles lol. I had footage, but my goggles were on my neck and messed it up. I will be going back up soon and try filming again

Growing up in Manitou Springs at the foot of Pike's Peak, this is one of my favorite hometown places to ride. So much fun! And so many options to connect to and from other trails. Oh, sweet Pike's Peak.

sick...love it!

Ok I was tired as ever using this run as a training run. It is a total of a 8k descent starting at 14k. This smalll portion was at 12k and most of my body was numb already. Yup, I moan and groan a lot and have no shame so not hurting my feelings I'm only CAT 2 rider, but I did win the past two rounds at Trestle moaning and groaning as well. Didn't realize when I ride I'm competing for America's next top model....

Are you "allowed" to ride this trail? How'd you get the bike up there, just drive up the road and get dropped off?

Yes you are allowed. There are tree huggin hikers that will lie and say you are not, but 100% legal. Yes, I got dropped off at the top. If you want to use a big bike shuttling is the only way to go for a top to bottom run.

Yes, bikes are allowed on Barr Trail. However, sections of Barr are the most heavily hiked in all of Colorado Springs, which is saying something. This trail is usually packed on the weekends and the chance of user-conflict is pretty high. This is important because Barr is probably at the number one spot on our most-likely-to-be-closed-to-bikes list. If anyone comes down to give it a ride, I highly recommend doing it on a weekday as the number of users is noticeably less. This will help look out for the quality of your ride, Barr Trail access for bikes, and our reputation as a whole.

Thanks for the tips. I don't live in Colorado anymore and I missed a metric shit-tonne of biking while living there. But when I go back, I want to do some epic rides. I've always been curious about riding down from the top of Mt Evans or Pikes Peak, but never really knew if it was acceptable to do so.

I'm guessing you can't take a bike on the tram? haha

Point granted. However, all this good super gnar is above where the weekend warriors generally get to. Few of them venture even to Barr Camp, much less above it. I don't actually know if bikes are allowed on the Cog Railway. You can certainly shuttle up the Pike's Peak Highway if you've simply got to have the gnar.

Every time I have run into a hiker in the above Barr camp sections they did one of two things, moved and cheered, or wanted me to stop so they could look at my bike and talk. The only problems I have ever had with hikers is below where the Barr meets with the top of the incline trails. I'm extra cautious in that area and patient; however, there is a line people shouldn't cross. I had a guy grab me and try to make me fall and told me f$$k mountain bikers. He assumed I would keep going, but I stopped because it nearly through me into a boulder. We talked and his silly woman friends ended up laughing at him. I'm willing to stop and wait as long as it takes, but don't touch me

@mattyo, you spend most of your time hating on people's videos who get featured on this website instead of riding. #holdmynuts #deuces

Sketchhhyyyy.

Seriously! That dude spends most of his energy moaning and groaning!