Colorado Springs Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
Colorado Springs offers a dense in-town trail network with a long season. Palmer Park, Ute Valley, and the Cheyenne Cañon / Captain Jacks trails wind through sandstone and granite at the foot of Pikes Peak. Decomposed-granite soils dry fast, so the riding holds up well even in the shoulder seasons.
335 featured mountain bike trailselevation 5,545–14,072 ft
Is it muddy in Colorado Springs right now?
Right now about 239 of 269 featured Colorado Springs trails are riding well. Conditions change daily with rain and snowmelt, so the list below shows the live read for each trail, and the chart shows which day ahead is your best bet.
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Colorado Springs conditions at a glancesnapshot · Jun 30
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239 of 269 trails riding well
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Air quality
AQI 48 · Good
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Next 10 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
237 Today 247 Tue 253 Wed 261 Thu 264 Fri 266 Sat 265 Sun 259 Mon 240 Tue 208 Wed Most trails are riding well and should hold through the week.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 5,679–8,694 ft
48° typical 56°–85°F 95°
High country 8,862–11,834 ft
39° typical 49°–72°F 82°
30° 50° 70° 90°
Trail soil & drainage
20% 31% 39% 10%
Mostly decomposed granite, which drains fast and firms up quickly after rain.
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Best time of year to ride Colorado Springs
Typical riding conditions by month, blending heat and trail conditions from 10 years of local climate data — so you can plan a trip for the right window.
The best time to ride Colorado Springs is March through April and June through November , when daytime highs sit in the 49–83°F range and the dirt is typically dry. May tends to be the wettest, muddiest stretch, and January through February and December rides cold. Planning a trip? Those are your safest bets — and for this week, the live forecast below shows exactly which days are riding well (right now 239 of 269 featured trails are good to go).
January: Cold, typical high 40°F (ride score 74/100) J 40° February: Cold, typical high 41°F (ride score 76/100) F 41° March: Prime, typical high 49°F (ride score 94/100) M 49° April: Prime, typical high 57°F (ride score 100/100) A 57° May: Mud season, typical high 65°F (ride score 84/100) M 65° June: Prime, typical high 79°F (ride score 100/100) J 79° July: Prime, typical high 83°F (ride score 94/100) J 83° August: Prime, typical high 81°F (ride score 100/100) A 81° September: Prime, typical high 76°F (ride score 100/100) S 76° October: Prime, typical high 62°F (ride score 100/100) O 62° November: Prime, typical high 49°F (ride score 93/100) N 49° December: Cold, typical high 40°F (ride score 76/100) D 40°
Bar height = our ride-friendliness score for a typical year; colour = the main limiting factor; the number under each month is the average daytime high. Based on 2014–2023 climate normals (ERA5); this year's live conditions are below.
Trail networks in Colorado Springs
Named riding areas in Colorado Springs, each with its own live conditions and the trails inside it.
Best Colorado Springs mountain bike trails to ride right now
Every featured singletrack trail, sorted by today's real conditions, best first. Refreshed every morning. Riding gravel instead? See gravel and dirt road conditions near Colorado Springs.
Black Forest Section 16 Trail · 1.9 mi · 7,408–7,605 ft Hero dirt Black Forest Section 16 Trail;Black Forest 16 Loop Trail · 1.9 mi · 7,408–7,536 ft Hero dirt Bruin Trail · 0.9 mi · 7,172–7,379 ft Hero dirt Buckhorn Trail-776 · 1.1 mi · 7,694–8,212 ft Hero dirt Meadows to Ridge Connector · 0.2 mi · 6,296–6,355 ft Hero dirt 713 connector · 1.1 mi · 8,448–9,045 ft Hero dirt Backdoor Trail · 0.9 mi · 9,039–9,252 ft Hero dirt Buckhorn Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Captain Jacks Trail 667 · 3.3 mi · 7,182–8,235 ft Hero dirt Chamberlain · 2 mi · 6,342–6,791 ft Hero dirt Connector Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,608–6,654 ft Hero dirt Falcon Trail · 12.7 mi · 6,650–7,402 ft Hero dirt Forest Service Trail 300T · 1 mi · 8,986–9,262 ft Hero dirt Grace Lake Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Heizer · 3 mi · 7,500–9,334 ft Hero dirt Middle Sweetwater Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,461–7,612 ft Hero dirt Mount Herman Trail (716) · 1.1 mi · 8,146–9,068 ft Hero dirt New Santa Fe Regional Trail · 5.5 mi · 6,286–7,244 ft Hero dirt Penrose · 0.7 mi · 7,123–7,513 ft Hero dirt Red Squirrel Trail · 1.1 mi · 7,087–7,523 ft Hero dirt Ridgeline Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,627–6,804 ft Hero dirt Sweetwater Canyon Trail · 2.7 mi · 7,402–7,664 ft Hero dirt The Chutes · 0.6 mi · 6,634–6,913 ft Hero dirt Upper Columbine Connector · 0.3 mi · 7,024–7,146 ft Hero dirt Wildflower Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Arroyo Grande · 0.6 mi · 6,378–6,690 ft Hero dirt Bear Creek Race · 1.9 mi · 6,158–6,339 ft Hero dirt Faculty Dr Connector · 0.2 mi Hero dirt Frosty's Shortcut · 1 mi · 10,003–10,105 ft Hero dirt Galloway-Homestead Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,339–6,371 ft Hero dirt Kineo Mountain Trail · 2.5 mi · 8,212–9,124 ft Hero dirt La Forette Trail · 1.2 mi · 6,608–6,732 ft Hero dirt Lower Dog Loop Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,266–6,299 ft Hero dirt Lower Hodgeback · 0.3 mi · 6,191–6,283 ft Hero dirt Meadow Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,411–6,558 ft Hero dirt Meadows Trail · 2.1 mi · 6,230–6,804 ft Hero dirt Mount Dewey Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,874–8,458 ft Hero dirt North Cañon Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,339–6,375 ft Hero dirt Pikes Peak Greenway (West) · 2.4 mi · 5,942–6,063 ft Hero dirt Prairie Loop Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,781–6,854 ft Hero dirt Rampart Reservoir Trail · 10.2 mi · 9,006–9,117 ft Hero dirt Red Rocks · 8.8 mi · 7,969–8,419 ft Hero dirt Rock Island Trail · 9.7 mi · 6,089–6,555 ft Hero dirt St Mary's Falls Trail · 3.4 mi · 7,762–9,915 ft Hero dirt The Crags Trail · 2.4 mi · 9,990–10,801 ft Hero dirt Union Meadows North Bluff Trail · 0.5 mi · 6,325–6,378 ft Hero dirt Upper Dog Loop Trail · 0.4 mi Hero dirt Ute Indian Trail · 1.2 mi · 6,841–7,221 ft Hero dirt Willow Pond trail · 0.2 mi Hero dirt 776 · 0.5 mi · 8,051–8,212 ft Hero dirt Blodgett Peak Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,890–9,419 ft Hero dirt Closed Road · 1.3 mi · 9,072–9,295 ft Hero dirt Crystal Trail · 1.9 mi · 9,226–9,386 ft Hero dirt Elk Park Trail · 5.2 mi · 10,184–11,834 ft Hero dirt Forest Road 322.A (Closed) · 1.7 mi · 8,980–9,216 ft Hero dirt Forest Service Trail 720 · 0.9 mi · 9,104–9,508 ft Hero dirt Limber Pine Trail · 2.2 mi · 9,364–9,652 ft Hero dirt Nelson's Trail #672 · 2.2 mi · 9,928–10,971 ft Hero dirt New Jones Park · 4.3 mi · 9,124–10,138 ft Hero dirt Rasberry Mountain Trail · 1.3 mi · 7,802–8,606 ft Hero dirt South Catamount Creek Trail · 1.7 mi · 9,229–9,413 ft Hero dirt Almond Butter · 0.4 mi · 6,385–6,503 ft Hero dirt Bison Ridge Trail · 0.5 mi · 6,575–6,736 ft Hero dirt Black and Blue Loop · 2.2 mi · 6,250–6,358 ft Hero dirt Bobcat Way · 0.5 mi · 6,243–6,329 ft Hero dirt Bull Pen Springs Trail · 0.9 mi · 9,124–9,291 ft Hero dirt Chambers Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,312–6,371 ft Hero dirt Concrete Coyote connection · 0.2 mi · 5,912–5,961 ft Hero dirt Crank it · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Cresta Trail · 0.5 mi · 6,250–6,411 ft Hero dirt Douglas Fir Trail · 1.4 mi · 7,388–8,510 ft Tacky / good Dry Creek Trail · 0.3 mi · 7,080–7,205 ft Hero dirt East Cheyenne Trail · 0.5 mi · 6,512–6,555 ft Hero dirt Flatland Trail · 0.7 mi · 9,104–9,180 ft Hero dirt Flatland Trail (North) · 0.4 mi · 9,180–9,295 ft Hero dirt Flatland Trail (South) · 0.5 mi · 9,180–9,288 ft Hero dirt Foothills · 2.2 mi · 6,483–6,867 ft Tacky / good Fountain Creek Regional Trail · 9.4 mi · 5,545–5,801 ft Tacky / good Gold Camp Road Connector · 0.4 mi · 6,601–6,749 ft Hero dirt Grey Eagle Trail · 0.3 mi · 6,480–6,519 ft Hero dirt High-ya · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Icebreaker · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Intemann Trail · 4.2 mi · 6,457–6,962 ft Hero dirt Kinnickinnick Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,398–6,555 ft Hero dirt Mason Trail · 4.5 mi · 10,866–11,467 ft Hero dirt Mesa Trail · 3.4 mi · 6,230–6,693 ft Hero dirt Middle Ridge Trail · 0.7 mi · 9,150–9,252 ft Hero dirt Neighborhood Access · 0.1 mi Hero dirt North Douglas Creek Trail · 1.1 mi · 6,463–6,617 ft Tacky / good Overlook Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,450–6,719 ft Hero dirt Pikes Peak Greenway - Dorchester Park Connection · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Pinball · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Pipeline · 3.2 mi · 9,072–10,210 ft Hero dirt Ponderosa · 0.4 mi Tacky / good R&B Trail · 1.4 mi · 7,999–8,898 ft Hero dirt Rainbow Gulch · 1.1 mi · 9,006–9,134 ft Hero dirt Raspberry Mountain Trail · 1.3 mi · 7,552–8,615 ft Hero dirt Rattlerocks · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Rattlesnake Ridge Trail · 1.1 mi · 6,585–6,660 ft Hero dirt Ridgetop Trail (RTT) · 0.5 mi Hero dirt Rimwood Ridge · 0.6 mi · 6,348–6,644 ft Hero dirt Rockrimmon Ridge Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,411–6,447 ft Hero dirt Rocky Top Loop · 0.3 mi · 6,437–6,480 ft Hero dirt Rolly Poly · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Santa COS / Overlook · 1 mi · 6,621–6,850 ft Hero dirt Sentinel Point Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,522–6,555 ft Hero dirt Shreadzilla · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Sinton Pond trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt South Blodgett Loop Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,982–7,303 ft Hero dirt Thriller Tacky / good Trail 715 · 3.4 mi · 7,119–8,215 ft Hero dirt Ute Pass Trail · 2.6 mi · 6,578–7,329 ft Hero dirt Ute Valley Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Wagon Wheel Road · 0.3 mi · 7,405–7,608 ft Hero dirt White Ghost · 1.4 mi · 7,503–7,854 ft Hero dirt Bear Creek Regional Park · 0.3 mi · 6,138–6,181 ft Hero dirt Bear Creek-666 · 1.3 mi · 7,093–8,058 ft Hero dirt Connector · 0.1 mi · 6,280–6,371 ft Hero dirt Daniels Pass Trail · 1.7 mi · 7,011–7,812 ft Hero dirt Fern Valley Access · 1 mi · 7,831–8,232 ft Hero dirt Forest Service Road 346B · 0.6 mi · 8,563–8,684 ft Hero dirt Forest Service Road 356A1 · 1.7 mi · 8,366–9,045 ft Hero dirt Gold Camp · 0.2 mi · 7,690–7,759 ft Hero dirt Hummingbird Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,375–7,595 ft Hero dirt Intemann Trail Neighborhood Access · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Ladders · 3 mi · 6,791–7,359 ft Hero dirt Lake Moraine · 4.5 mi · 9,616–10,259 ft Hero dirt Lake Overlook Trail · 0.5 mi · 9,108–9,193 ft Hero dirt Limbaugh Canyon Trail (756) · 2.7 mi · 8,041–9,196 ft Hero dirt Mule Deer Trail · 0.6 mi · 9,364–9,564 ft Hero dirt North Talon Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,781–6,834 ft Hero dirt Parallel Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,775–6,959 ft Hero dirt Path from Ruxton to base of Incline · 0.3 mi · 6,581–6,841 ft Hero dirt Pawnee Ridge Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,444–6,506 ft Hero dirt Pikes Peak Greenway - Sierra Madre Connection · 0.4 mi · 5,922–6,004 ft Hero dirt Pulpit Rock Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,263–6,325 ft Hero dirt Red Mountain Trail · 0.8 mi · 6,683–7,418 ft Hero dirt Ridge Trail · 2.5 mi · 6,230–9,452 ft Hero dirt Scrub Oak Connector · 0.1 mi · 6,401–6,450 ft Hero dirt Section 16 Connector · 0.6 mi · 6,512–6,624 ft Hero dirt Seven Bridges Trail · 1.1 mi · 7,677–8,573 ft Hero dirt Spring Creek · 0.7 mi · 7,028–7,267 ft Hero dirt St Mary's Falls Access · 0.6 mi · 7,986–8,330 ft Hero dirt Stanley Canyon Trail (707) · 2.1 mi · 7,411–8,848 ft Hero dirt Stephanie's Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,585–6,742 ft Hero dirt White Gulch Trail · 2 mi · 8,645–9,255 ft Hero dirt Big Bluestem Trail · 1.6 mi Hero dirt Columbine Trail · 4.1 mi · 6,283–7,493 ft Hero dirt Eagleview Ridge Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,434–6,558 ft Hero dirt Elder-Fehn Trail · 3.2 mi · 9,491–9,961 ft Hero dirt High School Trail · 1.1 mi · 6,401–6,506 ft Hero dirt Mays Peak Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,867–8,287 ft Hero dirt Mount Rosa Trail #673 · 0.7 mi · 10,961–11,503 ft Hero dirt New Santa Fe Regional Trail - USAFA · 7.4 mi · 6,345–6,745 ft Hero dirt Quarry Pass Trail · 0.8 mi · 6,339–6,401 ft Hero dirt Triple Treat · 0.7 mi · 6,516–6,608 ft Hero dirt Valley Reservoir Trail · 0.2 mi Hero dirt Waterfall Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,919–6,978 ft Hero dirt Austin Bluffs Parkway · 0.1 mi Hero dirt B52 Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,660–6,739 ft Hero dirt Bear Creek (Nature Center) · 0.8 mi · 6,263–6,375 ft Hero dirt Catamount Trail · 4.3 mi · 8,068–9,616 ft Hero dirt Cheyenne Creek Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Crews Gulch Trail · 2.5 mi · 5,627–5,820 ft Hero dirt Flow Dog · 1.6 mi · 7,464–7,927 ft Hero dirt Forest Service Trail 701 · 4.1 mi · 10,013–10,344 ft Hero dirt Grace and Leo Lake Trail · 0.6 mi · 9,052–9,117 ft Hero dirt Grandview Loop · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Iron Mountain Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,624–7,028 ft Hero dirt Mackinaw Trail · 2.4 mi · 9,360–9,416 ft Hero dirt Monument Trail (715) · 3.5 mi · 7,657–8,389 ft Hero dirt Mounument Creek Pedestrian Bridge · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Niobrara Trail · 1.1 mi · 6,332–6,394 ft Hero dirt Niobrara Trail Extension · 0.1 mi Hero dirt pumptrack · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Smith Creek Trail · 1.2 mi · 6,781–6,844 ft Hero dirt St. Andrews Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,335–6,371 ft Hero dirt Sunnyside · 0.2 mi · 6,339–6,437 ft Hero dirt Templeton Trail · 3.4 mi · 6,404–6,565 ft Hero dirt Ute Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,335–6,394 ft Hero dirt West Monument Creek Trail 713 · 2.9 mi · 7,116–8,589 ft Hero dirt Westcreek Three Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Yucca Trail · 1.5 mi · 6,509–6,588 ft Hero dirt Bock Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,250–6,345 ft Hero dirt Boulder Run · 1.1 mi · 6,168–6,407 ft Hero dirt Castle Rock Trail · 0.3 mi · 7,782–8,412 ft Hero dirt Eagle Mountain Trail · 1.6 mi · 6,591–8,711 ft Hero dirt Electra Trail · 1.7 mi · 7,802–8,691 ft Hero dirt Gog and Magog Rocks Trail · 2 mi · 6,821–8,871 ft Hero dirt Jump Track. Bikes Only · 0.1 mi · 6,191–6,230 ft Hero dirt Lazy Land Trail · 0.5 mi · 6,401–6,549 ft Hero dirt Mule Creek Trail · 1.4 mi · 8,022–8,176 ft Hero dirt Raccoon Ridge · 0.6 mi · 6,345–6,430 ft Hero dirt Talon Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,476–6,522 ft Hero dirt Temporary Circle Dr Greenway Connection · 0.2 mi Hero dirt Upper Hodgeback · 0.2 mi · 6,220–6,273 ft Hero dirt Ute Trail Connection · 0.2 mi · 6,378–6,421 ft Hero dirt Acorn Alley · 0.6 mi · 6,329–6,401 ft Hero dirt Acorn Alley - ADA Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Bear Track Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,099–6,335 ft Hero dirt Brenner Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,378–6,493 ft Hero dirt Lower Templeton Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,476–6,512 ft Hero dirt Nacho's Trail · 0.3 mi · 6,444–6,611 ft Hero dirt Rockrimmon Trail · 1.5 mi · 6,348–6,532 ft Hero dirt South Kinnickinnick Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,463–6,552 ft Hero dirt South Talon Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,614–6,713 ft Hero dirt Winding Woods Loop · 0.4 mi · 6,440–6,555 ft Hero dirt Captain Morgans · 0.3 mi · 7,011–7,503 ft Hero dirt Greenlee Trail · 1.7 mi · 6,273–6,827 ft Hero dirt Intemann Sand Canyon · 0.4 mi · 6,611–6,798 ft Hero dirt New Sand Canyon Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,499–6,818 ft Hero dirt Old Quarry Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Red Rock Canyon Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,191–6,457 ft Hero dirt Section 16 · 1.6 mi · 6,870–7,835 ft Hero dirt Bear Creek (Gold Camp) · 1.9 mi · 6,175–6,581 ft Hero dirt Soaring Kestral · 0.8 mi · 6,142–6,309 ft Hero dirt Utn Pass Trail · 2.8 mi · 8,862–9,121 ft Hero dirt Cheyenne Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,499–6,552 ft Hero dirt Edna Mae Bennet Nature Trail · 1.7 mi · 6,339–6,572 ft Hero dirt North Talon · 1.5 mi · 6,608–6,873 ft Hero dirt Palmer Point Trail · 3.7 mi · 6,322–6,532 ft Hero dirt Rattle Rocks · 0.1 mi · 6,394–6,490 ft Hero dirt Red Rover · 0.3 mi · 6,358–6,486 ft Hero dirt Sand Canyon Access · 0.1 mi · 6,217–6,283 ft Hero dirt South Cañon Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,381–6,545 ft Hero dirt Upper Cheyenne Trail · 0.2 mi Hero dirt White Acres Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,558–6,739 ft Hero dirt BeaUTEiful Loop · 1.6 mi · 6,332–6,486 ft Hero dirt Coyote Run · 1.4 mi · 6,050–6,168 ft Hero dirt Grandview Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,529–6,578 ft Hero dirt Kinnickinnick Loop · 0.7 mi · 6,457–6,526 ft Hero dirt Ladders to Chutes Connector Hero dirt Little Moab · 0.6 mi · 6,407–6,516 ft Hero dirt Upper Chutes · 0.2 mi · 6,913–7,024 ft Hero dirt West Cheyenne Trail · 0.5 mi · 6,430–6,542 ft Hero dirt West Moab Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,401–6,463 ft Hero dirt Youth Camp Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,417–6,506 ft Hero dirt East Loop Trail Dry Ute Valley Park Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,342–6,614 ft Dry Barr Trail · 11.8 mi · 6,693–14,072 ft Likely snowy Cougar's Shadow · 0.7 mi · 6,499–6,631 ft Soft — ride gently Cub Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,512–6,601 ft Soft — ride gently Garbage Chute · 0.5 mi · 6,585–6,670 ft Soft — ride gently Garbage Chute / Overlook · 0.4 mi · 6,634–6,775 ft Soft — ride gently High Arches Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,480–6,588 ft Soft — ride gently Meadowlark Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,293–6,342 ft Soft — ride gently Roundup Trail · 1.3 mi · 6,385–6,611 ft Soft — ride gently Sand Canyon Trail · 1.9 mi · 6,198–6,614 ft Soft — ride gently Section 16 (Alt. Trail) · 0.4 mi · 6,624–6,768 ft Soft — ride gently Section 16 Trail / Palmer Red Rocks Loop · 0.5 mi · 6,650–6,808 ft Soft — ride gently …and 19 more. Search or explore the live map. Colorado Springs mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near Colorado Springs right now? Today the trails riding best near Colorado Springs are Black Forest Section 16 Trail, Black Forest Section 16 Trail;Black Forest 16 Loop Trail and Bruin Trail. The full list below is sorted by today's real conditions, best first, and refreshes every morning, so the top of the list is always your best bet right now. See live conditions →
When will the mountain bike trails in Colorado Springs dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many Colorado Springs trails are expected to be riding well each day, with rain markers, so you can pick the right day instead of guessing. See the 10-day outlook →
Is it too muddy to ride in Colorado Springs after rain? Right now 29 of 269 featured Colorado Springs trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. Colorado Springs is mostly loam soil, which drains at a moderate pace, so after a storm some trails firm up within a day while others stay greasy. Riding wet, soft dirt damages trails and leaves ruts, so check the live mud reading on each trail before you head out. Check the live mud reading →
How many mountain bike trails are in Colorado Springs? Colorado Springs has 335 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the Colorado Springs trails? Colorado Springs trails run from about 5,545–14,072 ft. Higher trails hold snow later into spring and dry out later than the lower ones, so conditions can vary a lot across the same area on the same day.
When do the high trails near Colorado Springs melt out? The high trails near Colorado Springs have largely melted out for now. From late winter through spring this page tracks snow coverage and the estimated melt-out date for each high trail, so you can catch them the moment they open. See the melt-out outlook →
When is the best time to ride mountain bikes in Colorado Springs? The best time to ride Colorado Springs is March through April and June through November, when daytime highs are in the 49–83°F range and the trails are typically dry. May tends to be the wettest, muddiest stretch, and January through February and December rides cold. This is based on 10 years of local climate data; check the live conditions on this page for how the trails are actually riding today.
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