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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 Tuesday July 22, 2008
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Status |
Deer Creek
This is one of the best long rides in Crested Butte right now. The wildflowers are top-notch, breath taking and handlebar deep. Get out there! 7-10-08 |
Open |
Doctor Park
The Spring Creek crossing is 2 feet deep. 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
Fantastic Columbines everywhere! |
Open |
Reno / Flag/ Bear / Deadman’s Gulch
This Trail is open, but CBMBA has recieved alot of negative feedback about this trail's condition. As of July,9th riding this trail is not advised. People who have mountain biked this trail have expressed grave disappointment with the condition.
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
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.
The lupines are going off! Thank you the Allen family for use of this trail on their property! |
Open |
Strand Hill
Dry and dusty. |
Open |
Teocalli Ridge
There are a dozen downed trees on the descent which make it impassable for motorcycles!
Great flowers!
The stream crossing at Middle Brush Creek (at the end of this ride) has very high water and is dangerous, mid thigh and swift. Avoid or use extreme caution! There are a few obscure trails that take one back up the West Brush Creek drainage. If you are aware of them it would be a smart alternative to use these routes and return via the West Brush Creek crossing and road. |
Open |
The Dyke Trail
Wet stream crossings. Dry and dusty in spots. Ride the Kebler Pass Wagon Road to access this ride from town. Expect fresh magnesium chloride applications on Kebler Pass Road the week of 7-14. On Friday 7-18 the road will be treated from the winter trailhead to Splains Gulch. |
Open |
Trail #401
07/22/08-A half dozen snow patches on the singletrack uphill from Schofield Pass.
GREAT FLOWERS!!
Schofield Pass has NOT been plowed from the Gothic side of the pass.
Fresh mag-chloride applied on 7-22 from Mt. CB to just past the Town of Gothic.
The road to Schofield Pass is blocked by a snow field near Emerald Lake. The Paradise Divide side is open but muddy on the Slate River Side. |
Open |
Trail #403
7/22 Just a couple snow patches. |
Open |
Trail #409
The trail is dry and riding well but still a lot of rocks! Beautiful flowers on Walrod Cutoff! Mules Ears, Lupine, Larkspur. Keep an eye out for Shooting Stars and Fairy Slipper Orchids on 409. |
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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