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Mountain Biking in Crested Butte
The best singletrack in the rockies. |
The Crested Butte area has some of the best mountain biking in the country. This isn’t happenstance. Many believe that true mountain biking really began in Crested Butte. The more you ride here, the more you realize why mountain biking endures here.
Many of the rides are long and epic. Even the shorter rides access incredible mountain scenery. There is so much beauty in these hills, that one of the best ways to see as much as you can in one summer is on a bike. To the well conditioned, thirty to fifty miles in a day is possible. For the novice, half of that will be a challenge. Even so, you will cover more ground on a bike in one day than just about any form of outdoor transportation.
Most of the trails around here have been slowly transformed into bike trails by the sheer number of people who ride them and maintain them. Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association (CBMBA) is a very active local organization that is affiliated with the national organization IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association). CBMBA has been passionately involved in trail maintenance, trail protection, access, and land holder trust. Most of the small trail signs you’ll see along the way are compliments of CBMBA.
The high alpine areas of Crested Butte are fragile. Please ride carefully and don’t abuse the trails. Carry over wet areas. Stay on the main trail and don’t braid boggy areas. Show the rest of the world that mountain bikers do care.
Crested Butte Trail Descriptions, Maps, and Notes
Updated Sunday January 10, 2010
| Ride Name |
Status |
CBMR Mountain Trails
Some of the south facing trails maybe dry enough to ride. The Recreation Path is dry. |
Not Recommended |
Deer Creek
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Not Recommended |
Doctor Park
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Not Recommended |
Farris Creek / 402
Access this via the Canal Trail as the Farris Creek road access is closed. |
Not Recommended |
Kebler Pass Wagon Road
CBMBA worked on the next section of trail on the weekend of August 22nd/23rd. You can access this new section at about one mile from the top of Kebler on the Horse Ranch side of the pass. Look for the Trail #606 sign post. It is located on the north side of County Road 12 just past a guard rail. If you combine all the sections of the Kebler Pass Wagon Trail it adds up to about 7 miles of trail. This route is non-motorized...go expore it! |
Not Recommended |
Lower Loop
The trails close to town are dry. Out past Peanut Mine is wet and muddy. |
Not Recommended |
Reno / Flag/ Bear / Deadman’s Gulch
Wet and Snowy. |
Not Recommended |
Reno Ridge & Deadman’s Gulch
Wet and Snowy. |
Not Recommended |
Snodgrass
The private property portion of trail between Mt. Crested Butte and Washington Gulch is closed for the 2009 season. That means it's closed to hikers also!
The sections of trail that face Crested Butte Mountain on the east side of this trail system will remain open.
Cyclists, please yield to the horseback riders on the Mt. CB side of this trail. Dismount and ask the wrangler how to proceed. Do not SPOOK the horses by riding by too fast or too close.
Thanks to the Allen Family for use of this trail on their property! |
Not Recommended |
Strand Hill
Access this route via the Canal Trail. Farris Creek Road is closed. |
Not Recommended |
Teocalli Ridge
Wet and Snowy. |
Not Recommended |
The Dyke Trail
Wet and Snowy.
Ride from town using the Kebler Wagon Road. |
Not Recommended |
Trail #401
Wet and Snowy.
Special thanks to the Weinbergs, Morgan, Caleb, Asher, Alex, Ebbet and Adam and Marion Chater for cutting out the trees on this uphill section on July 11th.
Tip your hat to Caleb once again for his cutting and clearing of the rats nest of dead fall on the 28th of July. Right now the trail is cleaner than a surgeon's hands. |
Not Recommended |
Trail #403
Wet and Snowy.
Trees are cleared thanks to Don Cook and Caleb Weinberg! It is a popular hiking trail because of the views so take care on the gravity assisted downhill. |
Not Recommended |
Trail #409
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Not Recommended |
Trail #412, #405.2a, #405 and #409 1/2
The map in this illustration has the old forest service numbers, look at another more recent map for an update. |
Not Recommended |
Upper Loop / Tony’s Trail / Whetstone Vista
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Not Recommended |
Walrod Cutoff / Trail #418
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Not Recommended |
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Trail descriptions and updates courtesy of The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, Holly's Ride Guides, and The Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association. Trail Reporting Software and maps ©2000-2010 Thin Air Media Solutions. All rights reserved.
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