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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 Detailed Descriptions, Maps, and Current Status
Updated Thursday January 26, 2012
| Rides in the Brush Creek area, 2-3 miles South and East of the Town of Crested Butte. |
Deer Creek
Conditions: 12.25.11 Snowed over. |
Not Recommended |
Farris Creek / 402
Conditions: 12.25.11 Snowed over. |
Not Recommended |
Strand Hill
Conditions: 12.25.11 Snowed over. |
Not Recommended |
Teocalli Ridge
Conditions: Teocalli Ridge Trail is closed to all users until the trail is repaired-likely next year. Only ride as an out and back on the uphill. |
Not Recommended |
| | Rides that are easily accessible from the Towns of Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte. These are generally shorter and technically less difficult than more outlying rides. |
CBMR Mountain Trails
Conditions: 12.25.11 Snowed over. |
Not Recommended |
Lower Loop
Conditions: 12.25.11 Snowed over. |
Not Recommended |
Lupine Trail
Conditions: 1/26/12 - skiing is probably your best sport in this area right now. |
Not Recommended |
Snodgrass
Conditions: Snodgrass Trail is now "Closed" for the season and has been since Sunday August 14th, at sundown.
Please spread the word that this closure is not just for bicycles. There is to be "no" foot traffic of any kind either. The trail is on private property.
their address is:
Allens
1897 County Rd. 8
Gunnison, Colorado 81230 |
Not Recommended |
Upper Loop / Tony’s Trail / Whetstone Vista
Conditions: 1/17/11 got some snow, probably could still hike or run it. |
Not Recommended |
| | Rides in the Cement Creek drainage East of Crested Butte South. |
Reno / Flag/ Bear / Deadman’s Gulch
Conditions: 12.25.11 Snowed over. |
Not Recommended |
Reno Ridge & Deadman’s Gulch
Conditions: 12.25.11 Snowed over. |
Not Recommended |
Trail #409
Conditions: This is one of the areas oldest rides. From the klunker days to modern suspension/wheelsize it is a classic in either direction. In 1990 and 91 CBMBA worked closely with the Forest Service to move a section of the trail off of private property. The trail took on a new look after this and it defines it as one of the areas most challenging rides. Make no mistake, there are no Kay arounds. Challenging and rewarding are the words best describing this ol' CCC Trail. |
Not Recommended |
Trail #412, #405.2a, #405 and #409 1/2
Conditions: 12.25.11- Its all snowed up. |
Not Recommended |
| Walrod Cutoff Trail 418: The Caves Loop |
Not Recommended |
| | Rides near Kebler Pass, West of the Town of Crested Butte. |
| | This area lies 10-20 miles South and East of Crested Butte. |
Doctor Park
Conditions: 1/26/12- snow bound up high. Hiking down low is still an option but it is also snowy and a bit icy. |
Not Recommended |
| | Rides in the area of Gothic, 5 miles North of Mt. Crested Butte. Some rides like 403 start from the next drainage to the West. |
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Hartman Rocks
Conditions: 1/26/12- Track has been set for Nordic skiing and there is enough snow in general to make biking pretty difficult. |
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 ©2000-2012 Thin Air Web. All rights reserved.
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