Winter Park - Tipperary Creek Loop

Closest Major City: Winter Park

Distance: 34.10 miles (54.87 KM)

Description:
From the parking lot ride North back towards the Hwy 40 but do not enter it. Instead turn left on a dirt road and look for the bike path which takes you all the way to the Frasier; 6.2 - in Frasier turn left at the Conoco gas station and cross the railroad. Follow the Road 73 to the intersection with Northwest Passage trail; 8.5 - at intersection with Northwest Passage find singletrack trail on right; 10.2 - the trail merges with doubletrack, Road 50. Take a left and cross 2 cattle guards; 14.0 - on the left will be the Tipperary Creek trailhead. The trail starts via a steep climb but soon mellows out; 14.1 - creek crossing, take a right turn; 16.3 - creek crossing, take a left turn; 17.3 - reach the top of the hill and take the downhill section; 19.7 - at the intersection with the Road 73, take a right turn and immediately turn left on to Road 159, cross the creek over a bridge and look for the 2nd singletrack - Flume Trail on left side of the road. NOTE: If you take the first one - Creek Side trail you can cut the ride short and head back to Frasier. By following Road 73 you would also head back to Fraiser.; 19.9 - The Flume Trail on the left is epic singletrack!; 22.1 - at the intersection with the Chainsaw trail, take a right turn; 23.4 - at the private property sign, turn right; 24.0 - pass through intersection with Zoom Trail (on the right), continue on the Chainsaw Trail; 24.1 - Fin Elk Creek Road #72 and take right, look for a singletrack trail on the left, this is Elk Meadow Trail; 25.5 - at the intersection with a dirt road turn left; 26.5 - intersection with the D2 Trail, take a left; 27.0 - intersection with WTB trail, keep the D2 trail; 28.2 - intersection with the Road 159 (doubletrack), make a left; 28.3 - continue on the D2 Trail passing the D4 trail; 29.0 - at Vasquez Road, take a right turn and follow the closest road left, look for the Blue Sky Trail sign; 29.5 - follow the Blue Sky Trail; 31.0 - find the Twin Bridges Trail intersection, continue straight; 31.1 - cross the Little Vasquez Creek Road and take the Ice Hill Trail; 31.2 - come to the Track Trail - a singletrack on your right; 33.1- Cherokee trail on your right, turn left; 33.6 - intersection with the Serenity trail, take right this will put you back at the beginning.

Directions to the trail:
Take Hwy 40 from I-70 towards the Winter Park. Start from the Winter Park main ski area parking lot. Start counting miles from there.