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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 Thursday November 13, 2008
| Ride Name |
Status |
Upper Loop / Tony’s Trail / Whetstone Vista
Snow on these trails, good for hiking not biking. Nov 12-08 |
Open |
Walrod Cutoff / Trail #418
Snow on these trails, good for hiking not biking. Nov 12-08 |
Open |
Deer Creek
This time of year, in general, the Northern exposure of the trail is frozen until the temperature gets above 40 degrees. Warmer days means muddier conditions. The South, East and West exposures are typically dry. Most, if not all the cattle have been herded down low to private property. Sections of trail going through the black forest will most likely be muddy.
It is hunting season in the high country, so be aware. |
Closed |
Doctor Park
snow |
Closed |
Farris Creek / 402
Snow |
Closed |
Lower Loop
Snow |
Closed |
Reno / Flag/ Bear / Deadman’s Gulch
Snow |
Closed |
Reno Ridge & Deadman’s Gulch
Snow |
Closed |
Snodgrass
The Snodgrass Trail between Mt. Crested Butte and the Washington Gulch drainage (including Meridian Lake homeowners) will be closed TO ALL USERS for the season as of Monday, August 25th. Hikers, runners and cyclists, please respect this closure.
The Mt. Crested Butte side of this trail is open. All the trails and loops in the Mt. CB area can be ridden because they are on the USFS land and CBMR property.
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! |
Closed |
Strand Hill
Snow |
Closed |
Teocalli Ridge
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Closed |
The Dyke Trail
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Closed |
Trail #401
Ski it instead! |
Closed |
Trail #403
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Closed |
Trail #409
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Closed |
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. |
Closed |
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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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