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.
569 featured mountain bike trailselevation 5,551–14,088 ft
Is it muddy in Colorado Springs right now?
Right now about 213 of 488 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 · Aug 14
Live conditions map
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213 of 488 trails riding well
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Air quality
AQI 68 · Moderate
EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 9 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
212 Today 16 Sat 2 Sun 1 Mon 24 Tue 55 Wed 73 Thu 92 Fri 111 Sat Most trails are wet right now and stay marginal through the week. Look for a rocky or sandy trail that drains fast.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 5,682–8,576 ft
49° typical 56°–79°F 91°
High country 8,763–11,834 ft
40° typical 49°–68°F 80°
30° 50° 70° 90°
5-day forecast
Today 🌧️ 83°
Sat 🌧️ 80°
Sun 🌧️ 76°
Mon 🌧️ 81°
Tue 🌦️ 87°
Daytime high across Colorado Springs, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
31% 44% 9% 15%
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 213 of 488 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.
776 · 0.5 mi · 8,051–8,212 ft Tacky / good Acorn Alley · 0.6 mi · 6,329–6,401 ft Tacky / good Acorn Alley - ADA Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,319–6,394 ft Tacky / good Bear Creek Trail · 1.9 mi · 5,938–8,245 ft Tacky / good Bear Creek-666 · 1.3 mi · 7,093–8,058 ft Tacky / good Bear Track Trail · 1.7 mi · 6,089–6,335 ft Tacky / good Blackmer Connector Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,184–6,230 ft Tacky / good Blackmer Loop · 3.3 mi · 6,198–6,585 ft Tacky / good Bobcat Way · 0.5 mi · 6,243–6,329 ft Tacky / good Bobcat Way Trail · 0.5 mi · 6,247–6,329 ft Tacky / good Bock Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,194–6,345 ft Tacky / good Boulder Run · 1.1 mi · 6,168–6,407 ft Tacky / good Boulder Run Overlook Trail · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Boulder Run Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,142–6,407 ft Tacky / good Bruin Trail · 1 mi · 7,201–7,375 ft Tacky / good Buckhorn Trail · 1.7 mi · 7,621–8,215 ft Tacky / good Buckhorn Trail-776 · 1.1 mi · 7,694–8,212 ft Tacky / good Buffalo Canyon Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,185–7,349 ft Tacky / good Captain Jack's Trail · 11 mi · 7,192–10,364 ft Tacky / good Captain Jacks Trail 667 · 3.3 mi · 7,182–8,235 ft Tacky / good Chamberlain · 2 mi · 6,342–6,791 ft Tacky / good Chambers Trail · 0.5 mi · 6,296–6,371 ft Tacky / good Cougar's Shadow · 0.7 mi · 6,499–6,631 ft Tacky / good Cougar's Shadow Trail · 0.8 mi · 6,499–6,634 ft Tacky / good Coyote Run · 1.4 mi · 6,050–6,168 ft Tacky / good Coyote Run Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,050–6,168 ft Tacky / good Creek Walk Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,165–6,276 ft Tacky / good Daniel's Pass Trail · 2.2 mi · 7,021–7,805 ft Tacky / good Daniels Pass Trail · 1.7 mi · 7,011–7,812 ft Tacky / good Dixon Trail · 2.1 mi · 6,873–8,015 ft Tacky / good Douglas Fir Trail · 1.4 mi · 7,388–8,510 ft Tacky / good Duffield Meadows Trail · 1.3 mi · 8,957–9,619 ft Tacky / good Eagle Mountain Trail · 1.6 mi · 6,591–8,711 ft Tacky / good Fern Valley Access · 1 mi · 7,831–8,232 ft Tacky / good Foothills · 2.2 mi · 6,483–6,867 ft Tacky / good Forest Service Trail 720 · 0.9 mi · 9,104–9,508 ft Tacky / good Fountain Creek Regional Trail · 9.6 mi · 5,551–5,823 ft Tacky / good Galloway Homestead Trail · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Galloway-Homestead Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,339–6,371 ft Tacky / good Gog and Magog Rocks Trail · 2 mi · 6,821–8,871 ft Tacky / good Gold Camp · 0.2 mi · 7,690–7,759 ft Tacky / good Gold Camp Road · 8.6 mi · 7,503–9,026 ft Tacky / good Gray Back Peak Trail · 1.7 mi · 8,714–9,344 ft Tacky / good Greenwood Path · 0.2 mi · 7,346–7,464 ft Tacky / good High Drive Trail · 3.5 mi · 6,627–7,864 ft Tacky / good High School Trail · 1.1 mi · 6,401–6,506 ft Tacky / good Jones Park Trail · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Jump Track. Bikes Only · 0.1 mi · 6,191–6,230 ft Tacky / good Kineo Mountain Trail · 2.5 mi · 8,212–9,124 ft Tacky / good Little Bear · 0.1 mi · 6,099–6,132 ft Tacky / good Little Bear Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,099–6,135 ft Tacky / good Loud's Cabin Trail · 0.5 mi · 9,081–9,236 ft Tacky / good Lower Chutes Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,509–6,913 ft Tacky / good Lower Dog Loop · 0.2 mi · 6,230–6,293 ft Tacky / good Lower Dog Loop Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,266–6,299 ft Tacky / good Lower Hodgeback · 0.3 mi · 6,191–6,283 ft Tacky / good Mays Peak Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,867–8,287 ft Tacky / good Meadowlark Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,276–6,342 ft Tacky / good Meadows-Chamberlain Connector Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,608–6,654 ft Tacky / good Medicine Wheel · 0.6 mi · 6,093–6,234 ft Tacky / good Medicine Wheel Trail · 0.5 mi · 6,089–6,184 ft Tacky / good Mid Columbine Trail · 1.7 mi · 6,572–7,320 ft Tacky / good Middle Sweetwater Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,464–7,608 ft Tacky / good Mount Rosa Trail #673 · 0.7 mi · 10,961–11,503 ft Tacky / good Mt. Rosa Trail · 0.7 mi · 10,961–11,496 ft Tacky / good Mule Creek Trail · 1.4 mi · 8,022–8,176 ft Tacky / good Nacho's Trail · 0.3 mi · 6,444–6,611 ft Tacky / good Nachos Trail · 0.3 mi · 6,444–6,611 ft Tacky / good Neighborhood Access · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Nelson's Trail #672 · 2.2 mi · 9,928–10,971 ft Tacky / good Nelsons Trail · 2.4 mi · 9,931–10,984 ft Tacky / good New Jones Park · 4.3 mi · 9,124–10,138 ft Tacky / good New Trapper Trail · 0.6 mi · 5,840–5,879 ft Tacky / good Niobrara Trail · 1.1 mi · 6,302–6,391 ft Tacky / good Niobrara Trail Extension · 0.1 mi Tacky / good North Douglas Creek Trail · 1.3 mi · 6,444–6,617 ft Tacky / good North Talon · 1.5 mi · 6,608–6,873 ft Tacky / good North Talon Trail · 1.6 mi · 6,604–6,873 ft Tacky / good Oak Valley Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,975–7,185 ft Tacky / good Palmer Red Rock Loop · 4.8 mi · 6,637–7,854 ft Tacky / good Pipeline · 3.2 mi · 9,072–10,210 ft Tacky / good Pipeline Trail · 3.2 mi · 9,075–10,213 ft Tacky / good Raccoon Ridge · 0.6 mi · 6,345–6,430 ft Tacky / good Racoon Ridge Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,345–6,427 ft Tacky / good Red Squirrel Trail · 1.1 mi · 7,149–7,526 ft Tacky / good Saint Marys Falls Trail · 3.4 mi · 7,726–9,911 ft Tacky / good Saint Peters Dome Trail · 0.5 mi · 9,285–9,613 ft Tacky / good Sand Canyon Access · 0.1 mi · 6,217–6,283 ft Tacky / good Scout Camp Connector Trail · 0.2 mi · 7,103–7,241 ft Tacky / good Scrub Oak Connector · 0.1 mi · 6,401–6,450 ft Tacky / good Seven Bridges North Spur Trail · 0.3 mi · 8,865–9,088 ft Tacky / good Seven Bridges Trail · 1.7 mi · 7,618–9,101 ft Tacky / good Soaring Kestral · 0.8 mi · 6,142–6,309 ft Tacky / good Soaring Kestral Trail · 1.1 mi · 6,142–6,355 ft Tacky / good South Talon Trail · 1 mi · 6,611–6,709 ft Tacky / good St Mary's Falls Access · 0.6 mi · 7,986–8,330 ft Tacky / good St Mary's Falls Trail · 3.4 mi · 7,762–9,915 ft Tacky / good Sundance · 1.6 mi · 6,010–6,293 ft Tacky / good Sundance Trail · 3.4 mi · 6,007–6,293 ft Tacky / good Sweetwater Canyon Trail · 2.9 mi · 7,405–7,654 ft Tacky / good Talon · 2.5 mi · 6,060–6,677 ft Tacky / good Talon Trail · 2.7 mi · 6,043–6,670 ft Tacky / good The Chutes · 0.6 mi · 6,634–6,913 ft Tacky / good Turkey Trot · 0.4 mi · 6,115–6,194 ft Tacky / good Turkey Trot Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,112–6,191 ft Tacky / good Upper Colombine Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,156–7,346 ft Tacky / good Upper Columbine Connector · 0.3 mi · 7,024–7,146 ft Tacky / good Upper Columbine Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,297–7,493 ft Tacky / good Upper Dog Loop · 0.4 mi · 6,263–6,316 ft Tacky / good Upper Dog Loop Trail · 0.4 mi Tacky / good Upper Hodgeback · 0.2 mi · 6,220–6,273 ft Tacky / good Ute Indian Trail · 3.2 mi · 6,637–7,359 ft Tacky / good Ute Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,335–6,401 ft Tacky / good Ute Trail Connection · 0.3 mi · 6,368–6,430 ft Tacky / good Ute Valley Trail · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Valley Reservoir Trail · 0.2 mi Tacky / good West Meadowlark Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,207–6,283 ft Tacky / good Winding Woods Loop · 1.2 mi · 6,421–6,562 ft Tacky / good Zook Loop · 1.1 mi · 6,043–6,184 ft Tacky / good Archer's Alley Trail · 0.2 mi Tacky / good Frosty Shortcut Trail · 1 mi · 9,977–10,112 ft Tacky / good Section 16 (Alt. Trail) · 0.4 mi · 6,624–6,768 ft Tacky / good Section 16 Trail / Palmer Red Rocks Loop · 0.5 mi · 6,650–6,808 ft Tacky / good Crest Trail · 0.3 mi Tacky / good Crimson Trail · 0.4 mi Tacky / good Hopkins Gulch Trail · 1.2 mi · 9,085–9,633 ft Tacky / good White Acres Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,562–6,739 ft Tacky / good Ladders to Chutes Connector Tacky / good Mason Trail · 4.7 mi · 10,876–11,470 ft Tacky / good Overlook Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,634–6,850 ft Tacky / good The Chutes Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,913–7,024 ft Tacky / good Upper Chutes · 0.2 mi · 6,913–7,024 ft Tacky / good McReynolds Trail · 1.2 mi · 10,922–10,971 ft Tacky / good Foresters Trail · 3.1 mi · 10,020–10,344 ft Tacky / good Red Rocks · 8.8 mi · 7,969–8,419 ft Tacky / good Red Rocks Trail · 0.2 mi · 8,196–8,301 ft Tacky / good Garbage Chute · 0.5 mi · 6,585–6,670 ft Tacky / good Garbage Chute / Overlook · 0.4 mi · 6,634–6,775 ft Tacky / good Lake Moraine · 4.5 mi · 9,616–10,259 ft Tacky / good Lake Moraine Trail · 3.7 mi · 9,610–10,266 ft Tacky / good Meadowlark Loop · 4.1 mi · 5,837–5,948 ft Tacky / good Woodland Work Center Trail · 0.6 mi · 8,527–8,642 ft Tacky / good Woodmen Trail · 5.7 mi · 6,378–6,972 ft Tacky / good Mount Herman Trail · 1.1 mi · 8,153–9,072 ft Tacky / good Rasberry Mountain Trail · 1.3 mi · 7,802–8,606 ft Tacky / good Section 16 Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,772–6,870 ft Tacky / good Backdoor Trail · 0.9 mi · 9,039–9,252 ft Tacky / good Crank it · 0.1 mi Tacky / good High-ya · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Icebreaker · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Lovell Gulch Trail · 4.5 mi · 8,612–9,308 ft Tacky / good Pinball · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Rattlerocks · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Rolly Poly · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Shreadzilla · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Smith Creek Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,808–6,844 ft Tacky / good Thriller Tacky / good Eagles Nest/Mt Crest Trail · 0.9 mi · 8,304–8,898 ft Tacky / good Grassy Saddle Trail · 0.1 mi · 8,789–8,825 ft Tacky / good Pikes Peak Greenway - Sierra Madre Connection · 0.4 mi · 5,922–6,004 ft Tacky / good Rainbow Gulch Trail · 1.4 mi · 9,026–9,278 ft Tacky / good Arroyo Grande · 0.6 mi · 6,378–6,690 ft Tacky / good Arroyo Grande Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,378–6,693 ft Tacky / good Bear Creek Race · 1.9 mi · 6,158–6,339 ft Tacky / good Bear Creek Regional Park · 0.3 mi · 6,138–6,181 ft Tacky / good Bear Creek Regional Trail · 4 mi · 6,001–6,745 ft Tacky / good Chamberlain Trail · 6 mi · 6,230–6,788 ft Tacky / good Connector · 0.1 mi · 6,280–6,371 ft Tacky / good Cresta Pump Track Trail · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Cresta Skills Trail · 0.3 mi Tacky / good Cresta Trail · 1.2 mi · 6,145–6,414 ft Tacky / good Gold Camp Connection Singletrack Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,375–6,411 ft Tacky / good Gold Camp Road Trail Connection · 0.2 mi · 6,345–6,440 ft Tacky / good Lower Columbine Trail · 1.1 mi · 6,263–6,549 ft Tacky / good Meadow Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,411–6,558 ft Tacky / good Meadows to Ridge Connector · 0.2 mi · 6,296–6,355 ft Tacky / good Meadows Trail · 1.7 mi · 6,234–6,804 ft Tacky / good Mesa Reservation Access Road · 0.2 mi · 6,299–6,362 ft Tacky / good North Star Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,145–6,181 ft Tacky / good Ponderosa · 0.4 mi Tacky / good Ponderosa Trail · 0.8 mi · 6,417–6,473 ft Tacky / good Rattler Loop · 0.7 mi · 6,175–6,280 ft Tacky / good Ridge Connector Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,296–6,355 ft Tacky / good Ridgeway Spur Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,286–6,368 ft Tacky / good Schubarth Spur Trail · 1.1 mi · 9,022–9,341 ft Tacky / good South Canyon Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,266–6,371 ft Tacky / good South Suburban Lower Loop · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Suburban Connector Trail · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Upper Meadows Loop · 1.1 mi · 6,414–6,608 ft Tacky / good Vista Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,135–6,211 ft Tacky / good Yellowjacket Loop · 0.9 mi · 6,217–6,329 ft Tacky / good B52 Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,660–6,739 ft Tacky / good Fox Run Regional Trail · 1.5 mi · 7,264–7,579 ft Tacky / good La Forette Trail · 1.2 mi · 6,608–6,732 ft Tacky / good pumptrack · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Unnemed Trail · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Austin Bluffs Parkway · 0.1 mi Tacky / good Black Forest Section 16 Trail · 3.9 mi · 7,405–7,595 ft Tacky / good Black Forest Section 16 Trail;Black Forest 16 Loop Trail · 1.9 mi · 7,408–7,536 ft Tacky / good Palmer Divide Regional Trail · 1.8 mi · 7,375–7,552 ft Tacky / good East Loop Trail Dry Big Bluestem Trail · 2.1 mi · 5,833–5,866 ft Dusty / loose Crews Gulch Trail · 2.7 mi · 5,627–5,840 ft Dusty / loose Fountain Creek Trail · 0.6 mi Dusty / loose High Arches Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,453–6,588 ft Tacky / good McCrae Reservoir Trail · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose Mule Creek North Trail · 1.3 mi · 8,025–8,110 ft Dusty / loose Willow Pond trail · 0.2 mi Dusty / loose Gateway Trail Tacky / good Gypsum Canyon Trail · 0.5 mi · 6,591–6,670 ft Tacky / good Palmer Red Rock Alternative Trail Tacky / good Ridgeline Trail · 0.8 mi · 6,673–6,778 ft Tacky / good White Acres Ridge · 0.8 mi · 6,677–6,778 ft Tacky / good Barr Trail · 12 mi · 6,650–14,088 ft Likely snowy Bear Creek (Gold Camp) · 1.9 mi · 6,175–6,581 ft Soft — ride gently Blue River Trail · 0.5 mi · 9,360–9,534 ft Soft — ride gently Bottomless Pit Trail · 1.7 mi · 10,837–11,637 ft Soft — ride gently Butler Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,585–6,631 ft Soft — ride gently Cactus Patch Loop · 0.6 mi · 6,155–6,227 ft Soft — ride gently Campground Loop Spur · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Castle Rock Trail · 0.3 mi · 7,782–8,412 ft Soft — ride gently Catamount Trail · 4.4 mi · 9,272–9,619 ft Soft — ride gently Closed Road · 1.3 mi · 9,072–9,295 ft Soft — ride gently Colorado Campground Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,740–7,799 ft Soft — ride gently Connector Trail · 5.5 mi · 6,138–7,211 ft Soft — ride gently Creekside Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,086–6,791 ft Soft — ride gently Deer Path · 0.3 mi · 6,365–6,486 ft Soft — ride gently East Pond Trail · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently El Diente Peak Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,323–7,431 ft Soft — ride gently Elder-Fehn Trail · 2.9 mi · 9,488–9,964 ft Soft — ride gently Falcon Trail · 12.7 mi · 6,650–7,402 ft Soft — ride gently Forest Road 322.A (Closed) · 1.7 mi · 8,980–9,216 ft Soft — ride gently Grandview Loop · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Greenlee Trail · 1.7 mi · 6,260–6,827 ft Soft — ride gently Happy Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,453–6,716 ft Soft — ride gently Humboldt Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,388–7,520 ft Soft — ride gently I-A Fitness Trail · 1.1 mi · 7,057–7,208 ft Soft — ride gently Limbaugh Canyon Trail · 2.8 mi · 8,071–9,209 ft Soft — ride gently Limber Pine Trail · 3.4 mi · 9,364–9,646 ft Soft — ride gently Lion Trail · 1.2 mi · 6,306–6,673 ft Soft — ride gently Log Hollow Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,421–6,460 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Twilight Trail · 0.2 mi · 6,430–6,493 ft Soft — ride gently Maizeland Service Road · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Mesa Trail · 4 mi · 6,234–6,690 ft Soft — ride gently Monument Spur Trail · 1.4 mi · 7,441–7,887 ft Soft — ride gently Monument Trail · 6.1 mi · 7,057–8,415 ft Soft — ride gently Monument Valley Park Loop · 3.9 mi · 5,984–6,093 ft Soft — ride gently Mount Dewey Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,874–8,458 ft Soft — ride gently Mule Deer Trail · 0.6 mi · 9,360–9,560 ft Soft — ride gently New Santa Fe Regional Trail · 17 mi · 6,339–7,293 ft Soft — ride gently …and 238 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 776, Acorn Alley and Acorn Alley - ADA 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 273 of 488 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 569 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 5,551–14,088 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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