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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 Monday August 18, 2008
| Ride Name |
Status |
Deer Creek
No Cattle as of 7-27. Bring your bug spray! |
Open |
Doctor Park
The Spring Creek crossing is easy. The downhill is riding smooth and fast. |
Open |
Farris Creek / 402
The creek crossing on Trail 402 could be very deep and dangerous. |
Open |
Lower Loop
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Open |
Reno / Flag/ Bear / Deadman’s Gulch
This trail is riding much better than in earlier reports. One good sized rut on Bear Creek.
The USFS OHV Crew did some trail work on the Flag descent the week of the 20th. Hopefully that will improve some of the problems out there. |
Open |
Reno Ridge & Deadman’s Gulch
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Open |
Snodgrass
The Snodgrass Trail between Mt. Crested Butte and the Washington Gulch drainage (including Meridian Lake) will be closed TO ALL USERS for the season starting on Monday August 25th. Get out and ride it this week. Please respect this closure.
Sign in at the USFS kiosks on both sides of this trail.
Cyclists, please yield to the horseback riders in this area. Dismount and ask the wrangler how to proceed. Do not SPOOK the horses by riding by too fast or too close.
Thank you the Allen family for use of this trail on their property! |
Open |
Strand Hill
Dry and dusty. |
Open |
Teocalli Ridge
Great flowers! The trees have been removed on the descent. |
Open |
The Dyke Trail
Ride the Kebler Pass Wagon Road to access this ride from town. With the mag chloride dry, Kebler Pass road is dust free. Trail is riding beautifully. |
Open |
Trail #401
7-29-08.GREAT FLOWERS!! The trail is in very good shape.
Schofield Pass is open and has been plowed from the Gothic side of the pass. |
Open |
Trail #403
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Open |
Trail #409
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Open |
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. |
Open |
Upper Loop / Tony’s Trail / Whetstone Vista
Absolutely awesome with flowers and good trail! |
Open |
Walrod Cutoff / Trail #418
awesome flowers right now! |
Open |
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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 maps ©2000-2008 Thin Air Software Company. All rights reserved.
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