Mineral Belt Trail Leadville Colorado
Riding with Uncle Ron. This is grooved but in spots is 4 feet deep near edges. I found out the hard way haha. I got off my bike and took wrong step and sunk down to knees instantly. If in area this is fun to ride with fat tire bike.
Mineral Belt Trail Chad's Shelter Leadville Today
The Mineral Belt Trail (MBT) is a 11.6 mile non-motorized trail which loops around Leadville, Colorado and meanders through the historic mining district. In this video, the Mineral Belt Trail installs the fourth, and final, shelter in the southwest quadrant of the trail, between mile marker 10 and 11, thanks to some help from Lake County Public Works.
This last structure - Chad’s Shelter - has been named in honor of Chad Smith, son of Dick and Charlene Smith. He would have carried on the fifth generation of the Smith Lumber business, which started in Leadville in 1900. Sadly, Chad Smith passed away in 2013; Smith Lumber closed its doors a little more than a year later, in July 2014.
For more on this story, turn to Leadville Today website.
Mineral Belt Trail
Mary and I went to Leadville, Colorado, to bike the 11.6 mile Mineral Bike Trail which circles through nineteenth century mining sites.
Cycling South Bound-mineral belt trail leadville co
Mineral Belt Leadville, CO Timelapse
This is my favorite bike trail
Downhill Colorado- Mineral Belt Pass 10,666ft!!
Just a sample of the incredible 10miles of race path.
Leadville
Leadville Mineral Belt Trail
12.5 Mile Scenic Trail with Painful Climbs
Leadville Home Tour pt.3
At 10,152 feet, it's the United State's highest incorporated city. In addition to the rich mining history, the unique, creative, artistic paint schemes on the Victorian houses and other distinctive house designs create an eclectic array in this small town.
Leadville was home to H.A.W. Tabor, who became almost as famous for leaving his wife and marrying a younger woman as for discovering one of the richest silver strikes in the state. His second wife, Baby Doe Tabor, became the stuff of legends — there's even an opera about her.
Leadville was a very influential boomtown — it was almost named as Colorado's capital city. Well-preserved, Leadville has 70-square city blocks of Victorian buildings, all part of a designated National Historic Landmark District, along with 20-square miles of a preserved mining district. More than 50 buildings date back to the 1870s, including the Tabor Opera House.
Leadville is located in the geographic center of Colorado, on U.S. Hwy. 24, part of the Top of the Rockies Scenic and Historic Byway. The town's paved Mineral Belt Trail offers year-round recreation for bikers, hikers, snowshoers and cross-country skiers.
In winter, head out to Ski Cooper, a great and affordable family ski area; in summer, catch a ride on the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad excursion. And don't miss the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, a truly fascinating look at the powerful industry and all the metals that helped build the state.
Just 20 miles from the town of Leadville at the base of Independence Pass is the historic Twin Lakes area, where you'll find world-class fishing and some of Colorado's most spectacular lake and peak scenery. Twin Lakes is close to the trailhead of Mount Elbert and the renowned Interlaken Hotel historical site. It's a true small-town American West experience.
Leadville Fat Bike Race - Mineral Belt Mayhem 2018!
Cloud City Wheelers present the Mineral Mayhem Fat Bike Race...
The Mineral Belt Mayhem event has the best mixture of everything you'd want in a fatbike race!
13 Miles with a mix of neighborhood roads, groomed nordic tracks, and groomed single track!
Starting in downtown Leadville, CO at a whopping 10K feet of elevation- you make your way up the Mineral Belt trail (about 800FT of gain) and circle back down to the city for a downtown finish.
Minding the elevation- this is an event that anyone can enjoy- time finishing ranges from 50(ish) minutes to 2+ hours. I finished in 1:07.
Leadville Home Tour pt.1
At 10,152 feet, it's the United State's highest incorporated city. In addition to the rich mining history, the unique, creative, artistic paint schemes on the Victorian houses and other distinctive house designs create an eclectic array in this small town.
Leadville was home to H.A.W. Tabor, who became almost as famous for leaving his wife and marrying a younger woman as for discovering one of the richest silver strikes in the state. His second wife, Baby Doe Tabor, became the stuff of legends — there's even an opera about her.
Leadville was a very influential boomtown — it was almost named as Colorado's capital city. Well-preserved, Leadville has 70-square city blocks of Victorian buildings, all part of a designated National Historic Landmark District, along with 20-square miles of a preserved mining district. More than 50 buildings date back to the 1870s, including the Tabor Opera House.
Leadville is located in the geographic center of Colorado, on U.S. Hwy. 24, part of the Top of the Rockies Scenic and Historic Byway. The town's paved Mineral Belt Trail offers year-round recreation for bikers, hikers, snowshoers and cross-country skiers.
In winter, head out to Ski Cooper, a great and affordable family ski area; in summer, catch a ride on the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad excursion. And don't miss the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, a truly fascinating look at the powerful industry and all the metals that helped build the state.
Just 20 miles from the town of Leadville at the base of Independence Pass is the historic Twin Lakes area, where you'll find world-class fishing and some of Colorado's most spectacular lake and peak scenery. Twin Lakes is close to the trailhead of Mount Elbert and the renowned Interlaken Hotel historical site. It's a true small-town American West experience.
Phantom Canyon Road Colorado Part 1
Phantom Canyon
Leadville, Colorado, United States
Leadville Colorado, USA 2005 - wild west town
The historic City of Leadville is the Statutory City that is the county seat and the only incorporated municipality in Lake County, Colorado, United States.The city population was 2,602 at the 2010 United States Census. Situated at an elevation of 10,152 feet (3,094 m), Leadville is the highest incorporated city and the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States. A former silver mining town that lies near the headwaters of the Arkansas River in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the city includes the Leadville Historic District, which preserves many historic structures and sites from Leadville's dynamic mining era. In the late 19th century, Leadville was the second most populous city in Colorado, after Denver
Leadville Colorado
Leadville Home Tour pt.2
At 10,152 feet, it's the United State's highest incorporated city. In addition to the rich mining history, the unique, creative, artistic paint schemes on the Victorian houses and other distinctive house designs create an eclectic array in this small town.
Leadville was home to H.A.W. Tabor, who became almost as famous for leaving his wife and marrying a younger woman as for discovering one of the richest silver strikes in the state. His second wife, Baby Doe Tabor, became the stuff of legends — there's even an opera about her.
Leadville was a very influential boomtown — it was almost named as Colorado's capital city. Well-preserved, Leadville has 70-square city blocks of Victorian buildings, all part of a designated National Historic Landmark District, along with 20-square miles of a preserved mining district. More than 50 buildings date back to the 1870s, including the Tabor Opera House.
Leadville is located in the geographic center of Colorado, on U.S. Hwy. 24, part of the Top of the Rockies Scenic and Historic Byway. The town's paved Mineral Belt Trail offers year-round recreation for bikers, hikers, snowshoers and cross-country skiers.
In winter, head out to Ski Cooper, a great and affordable family ski area; in summer, catch a ride on the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad excursion. And don't miss the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, a truly fascinating look at the powerful industry and all the metals that helped build the state.
Just 20 miles from the town of Leadville at the base of Independence Pass is the historic Twin Lakes area, where you'll find world-class fishing and some of Colorado's most spectacular lake and peak scenery. Twin Lakes is close to the trailhead of Mount Elbert and the renowned Interlaken Hotel historical site. It's a true small-town American West experience.
Reclamation Stories: Cleaning Up Inactive Mines, Leadville
Reclamation Stories: Cleaning Up Inactive Mines, Leadville, CO and the Arkansas Headwaters
Produced by Renaissance Media for the Colorado State Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety.
Videography and editing provided by David Achilles, Achilles Media Group.
Chris on the Mineral Belt
This is video taken on 9/2/07 of Chris riding a luge for his first time on the Mineral Belt Trail in Leadville, CO.
Champion Mill & Mine - Leadville, CO
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