Crested Butte & Gunnison Mountain Bike Trail Conditions

Crested Butte is the spiritual home of mountain biking, and the riding lives up to it. Classic high-alpine singletrack like Trail 401, Doctor Park, and the 403 traverses wildflower meadows above 10,000 feet, while the valley floor around Gunnison dries out far earlier. Much of it stays snow-bound deep into spring, so timing the melt-out is everything.

Is it muddy in Crested Butte & Gunnison right now?

Right now about 179 of 191 featured Crested Butte & Gunnison 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.

Crested Butte & Gunnison conditions at a glancesnapshot · Jun 30

Best Crested Butte & Gunnison 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 Crested Butte & Gunnison.

• Fossil Ridge Trail · 2.9 mi · 10,043–10,528 ftHero dirt
• South Rim Trail · 2.9 mi · 8,543–8,855 ftHero dirt
• April Gulch Trail 635 · 1.5 mi · 8,717–10,141 ftHero dirt
• Canal Trail · 1.4 miHero dirt
• Flow Track · 0.3 mi · 7,808–7,923 ftHero dirt
• MacLennons · 0.2 miHero dirt
• McIntyre Gulch 609 · 1.9 mi · 9,085–10,043 ftHero dirt
• West Beaver Trail 447 · 5 mi · 8,091–8,894 ftHero dirt
• Zig Zag · 0.2 mi · 7,913–8,018 ftHero dirt
• Dr. Park Bonus Trail 424.1A · 2.2 mi · 10,715–10,928 ftHero dirt
• Moonlight Trail 615 · 1.2 mi · 8,297–8,819 ftHero dirt
• Music Rocks · 0.7 mi · 8,724–8,976 ftHero dirt
• Ridge Trail · 0.5 mi · 8,510–8,648 ftHero dirt
• Shoelace · 0.5 mi · 8,648–8,734 ftHero dirt
• South Rim · 0.7 mi · 8,960–9,062 ftHero dirt
• Sunny D · 2.9 mi · 7,900–8,543 ftHero dirt
• Warm Springs 406 · 0.7 mi · 9,304–9,751 ftHero dirt
• 405.2A Trail · 0.9 mi · 10,282–10,761 ftHero dirt
• 412 · 1 mi · 9,767–10,282 ftHero dirt
• 424 · 0.5 mi · 10,735–10,919 ftHero dirt
• Cemetery Connector · 0.5 mi · 7,743–7,894 ftTacky / good
• Chicken Wing · 1.6 mi · 7,972–8,517 ftTacky / good
• Columbine #6 · 1.9 mi · 9,695–10,141 ftTacky / good
• Contour · 7.1 mi · 7,884–7,917 ftTacky / good
• Copper Creek Trail 983 · 0.3 mi · 11,132–11,352 ftHero dirt
• Doctor Park Trail 424 · 2.7 mi · 10,925–11,650 ftHero dirt
• Duane's World · 3.2 mi · 7,976–8,622 ftTacky / good
• Exercise Course · 0.9 mi · 7,743–7,913 ftTacky / good
• Good Tree · 0.3 mi · 8,701–8,848 ftTacky / good
• Gothic Mountain Trail · 1.5 mi · 10,978–12,602 ftHero dirt
• Gunnison Spur · 0.1 mi · 7,746–7,812 ftTacky / good
• Jump Track · 0.1 mi · 7,808–7,854 ftTacky / good
• Kebler Wagon Trail Spur · 0.2 mi · 9,531–9,829 ftHero dirt
• Mount Tilton Spur Trail · 0.7 mi · 12,031–12,418 ftHero dirt
• Northwoods · 1.4 mi · 8,914–9,062 ftHero dirt
• Northwoods Trail · 1.9 mi · 8,707–9,012 ftHero dirt
• Old Car · 0.2 mi · 7,904–8,025 ftTacky / good
• Painter Boy · 1.3 mi · 9,885–10,138 ftHero dirt
• Pine Creek Trail 597 · 2.9 mi · 8,356–8,642 ftHero dirt
• Pointed Laccolith · 0.7 mi · 8,940–9,039 ftHero dirt
• Rasta Gulch · 0.9 mi · 7,894–8,209 ftTacky / good
• Ridge (East) Trail · 1.5 mi · 8,812–9,049 ftHero dirt
• Roaring Judy Trail 552 · 2.3 mi · 9,157–10,771 ftTacky / good
• Scarp Ridge · 2.2 mi · 11,847–12,280 ftHero dirt
• Teaser · 0.4 mi · 9,915–10,138 ftHero dirt
• Van Tuyl Trail · 3.1 mi · 7,703–7,746 ftTacky / good
• Washington Gulch Trail · 4.2 mi · 9,642–11,385 ftHero dirt
• Waterfall Cutoff Trail · 3.6 mi · 10,010–10,610 ftHero dirt
• 405.3A Trail · 1.2 mi · 10,282–11,112 ftHero dirt
• 409.5A · 3 mi · 9,288–10,942 ftHero dirt
• Bear Creek Trail · 2.3 mi · 10,187–10,932 ftHero dirt
• Beaver-McIntyre 472 · 1.9 mi · 9,633–10,079 ftHero dirt
• Brush Creek Shortcut · 0.6 mi · 9,268–9,360 ftHero dirt
• Canal Trail 408 · 0.9 mi · 8,960–9,154 ftHero dirt
• Copper Pass Spur Trail · 1.9 mi · 11,152–12,602 ftHero dirt
• Crusader · 0.7 mi · 9,665–10,138 ftHero dirt
• Daisy Pass Trail · 7.6 mi · 10,351–11,857 ftHero dirt
• Deadman Gulch Trail 420 · 5.4 mi · 9,429–10,620 ftHero dirt
• Double Top Trail · 3.5 mi · 11,047–11,942 ftHero dirt
• Flag Creek Trail · 3 mi · 10,187–11,138 ftHero dirt
• Judd Falls · 0.6 mi · 9,767–9,885 ftHero dirt
• Mount Tilton Trail · 2.6 mi · 10,768–12,028 ftHero dirt
• Sharp Shooter · 0.2 mi · 9,396–9,478 ftHero dirt
• Sideshow · 0.5 mi · 9,190–9,409 ftHero dirt
• Taylor Divide Trail · 1.3 mi · 11,280–11,526 ftHero dirt
• Teocalli Mtn Trail 554 · 1.6 mi · 10,059–11,099 ftHero dirt
• Time Line · 0.7 mi · 9,823–10,338 ftHero dirt
• Waterfall Creek Trail · 3 mi · 9,820–11,532 ftHero dirt
• West Side Butte Mountain Road · 2.2 mi · 8,950–9,088 ftHero dirt
• Whetstone Vista Trail 602 · 0.9 mi · 8,953–9,288 ftHero dirt
• 5541B Colorado Trail Gunnison SpurHero dirt
• Awakening · 0.5 mi · 9,892–10,128 ftHero dirt
• Bowman Creek Trail · 4.6 mi · 10,131–12,247 ftHero dirt
• Brush Creek Trail · 6.6 mi · 9,892–12,343 ftHero dirt
• Captain Jack · 0.9 mi · 9,534–10,328 ftHero dirt
• Cement Mountain/Julie Andrews Trail 553 · 6.7 mi · 10,472–11,591 ftHero dirt
• Conundrum Creek Trail · 2 mi · 11,181–12,897 ftHero dirt
• Copley Lake Trail · 0.2 mi · 10,627–10,689 ftHero dirt
• Doctor Park Trail · 6.5 mi · 8,415–10,912 ftTacky / good
• Doubletop Trail · 9.2 mi · 10,699–11,732 ftHero dirt
• Dyke Mountain Trail · 4.8 mi · 8,976–10,410 ftHero dirt
• Farris Connector · 0.1 miHero dirt
• Five Mile Creek Trail 433 · 2.2 mi · 8,615–9,954 ftHero dirt
• Hunters Creek Trail · 2.6 mi · 10,161–11,391 ftHero dirt
• Italian Connector Trail · 3.7 mi · 10,266–11,880 ftHero dirt
• Lower Awakening · 0.4 mi · 9,731–9,892 ftHero dirt
• Lower Cement Creek Trail · 1.7 mi · 8,806–9,035 ftHero dirt
• Lower Meander · 1.3 mi · 9,423–9,724 ftHero dirt
• Luge · 1.1 mi · 9,885–10,338 ftHero dirt
• Point Lookout Trail 445 · 2 mi · 10,033–10,938 ftHero dirt
• Reno Divide Cutoff Trail · 0.4 mi · 9,810–9,964 ftHero dirt
• Rosebud Trail 423 · 2.8 mi · 9,639–10,955 ftHero dirt
• Snodgrass Spur 590.2A Trail · 0.6 mi · 9,997–10,384 ftHero dirt
• Strawberry Trail 627 · 2.7 mi · 9,367–9,997 ftHero dirt
• Trailriders 401 Trail · 1.4 mi · 9,823–10,197 ftHero dirt
• Twisted Trees · 0.3 mi · 9,997–10,233 ftHero dirt
• Upper Loop Trail 435 · 1.5 mi · 9,085–9,416 ftHero dirt
• Upper Upper Trail 435.1 · 1.7 mi · 9,022–9,455 ftHero dirt
• Bear Creek Trail 415 · 3.2 mi · 9,843–11,010 ftHero dirt
• Beaver Ponds 516 · 0.6 mi · 9,318–9,567 ftHero dirt
• Beginner Track · 0.3 mi · 8,845–8,885 ftHero dirt
• Black Gulch Trail · 3.4 mi · 8,701–10,095 ftHero dirt
• Block and Tackle Trail · 3.7 mi · 10,105–11,066 ftHero dirt
• Bridges · 0.8 mi · 9,085–9,295 ftHero dirt
• Caves Trail #409 · 1.1 mi · 8,770–9,701 ftHero dirt
• Coal Train Trail · 0.5 mi · 8,947–8,990 ftHero dirt
• Cougar Canyon Trail 614 · 1.1 mi · 8,406–9,259 ftHero dirt
• Crystal Peak Trail · 2.4 mi · 11,047–12,146 ftHero dirt
• Cumberland Basin Trail · 2.2 mi · 10,889–12,070 ftHero dirt
• Deer Creek Trail 568 · 8.9 mi · 9,383–10,650 ftHero dirt
• Divine · 0.4 mi · 8,963–9,085 ftHero dirt
• Down Time · 0.9 mi · 9,390–9,718 ftHero dirt
• Eccher Gulch Trail 9559 · 1 mi · 8,573–9,199 ftHero dirt
• Frequency · 0.9 mi · 9,961–10,338 ftHero dirt
• GB Loop · 1.2 mi · 8,957–9,170 ftHero dirt
• Granite Basin Trail 9558 · 3.2 mi · 9,199–10,062 ftHero dirt
• Gunsite Pass Road · 4 mi · 9,583–12,087 ftHero dirt
• Happy Hour · 0.7 mi · 9,331–9,688 ftHero dirt
• Harmel's Point Trail 616 · 1.3 mi · 8,369–9,019 ftHero dirt
• Hotdogger · 1.2 mi · 9,836–10,331 ftHero dirt
• Kissing Gate · 0.3 mi · 9,629–9,780 ftHero dirt
• Little Pass Creek Trail · 3.7 mi · 9,170–9,682 ftHero dirt
• Lower · 0.9 mi · 8,917–8,960 ftHero dirt
• Lower Westside Cutoff · 0.2 mi · 9,400–9,465 ftHero dirt
• Lupine 2 · 1.1 mi · 8,947–9,268 ftHero dirt
• Middle Cement Creek Trail 399 · 4.5 mi · 9,035–10,013 ftHero dirt
• Mt. Emmons · 0.5 mi · 12,090–12,375 ftHero dirt
• Oh-Be-Joyful Pass Trail · 3.1 mi · 10,154–11,742 ftHero dirt
• Pooch's Paradise · 0.1 miHero dirt
• Primer #1 · 0.7 mi · 10,121–10,338 ftHero dirt
• Prospector · 1.7 mi · 9,613–10,174 ftHero dirt
• Psycho Rocks · 0.5 mi · 9,856–10,285 ftHero dirt
• Reno Ridge Trail 607 · 3 mi · 10,600–11,309 ftHero dirt
• Snodgrass Trail #590 · 2.9 mi · 9,495–9,997 ftHero dirt
• Swampy Pass Trail · 0.2 mi · 9,446–9,583 ftHero dirt
• Swampy Pass Trail 439 · 5.3 mi · 9,006–10,299 ftHero dirt
• Teocalli Ridge Trail 557 · 5 mi · 9,193–11,283 ftHero dirt
• Three Mile Creek Trail 434 · 1.9 mi · 9,364–9,925 ftHero dirt
• Tony's · 0.1 mi · 9,029–9,085 ftHero dirt
• Tony's Trail 603 · 0.6 mi · 8,875–9,029 ftHero dirt
• Trail 401 · 6.8 mi · 9,705–11,339 ftHero dirt
• Twin Lakes Trail · 2.4 mi · 10,833–12,067 ftHero dirt
• Up and Away · 0.7 mi · 9,419–9,728 ftHero dirt
• Upper Lower · 1.5 mi · 8,953–9,081 ftHero dirt
• Upper Westside · 1.1 mi · 10,112–10,358 ftHero dirt
• Woods Trail · 0.7 mi · 9,649–10,161 ftHero dirt
• Woods Walk Conn. · 0.1 mi · 8,924–8,999 ftHero dirt
• 422.1A · 0.2 miHero dirt
• Augusta Mine · 2.1 mi · 9,865–11,037 ftHero dirt
• Blue Lake Trail · 0.2 mi · 10,971–11,060 ftHero dirt
• Budd Trail · 1.3 mi · 8,967–9,173 ftHero dirt
• Cement Creek Trail · 3.1 mi · 9,721–10,161 ftHero dirt
• Ellebrecht Ditch · 0.7 mi · 9,075–9,147 ftHero dirt
• Farris Creek Trail 409 · 2.9 mi · 9,157–9,813 ftHero dirt
• Five Mile Trail 604 · 0.5 mi · 9,219–9,475 ftHero dirt
• Horse Basin Trail 417 · 2.2 mi · 9,298–10,407 ftHero dirt
• Lowline Trail · 0.3 mi · 9,626–9,678 ftHero dirt
• Oh-Be-Joyful Pass Trail 836 · 0.8 mi · 10,951–11,742 ftHero dirt
• Rosebud · 0.1 miHero dirt
• Seely Trail 617 · 0.5 mi · 10,774–10,961 ftHero dirt
• Star Lily Connector Trail 623 · 2.1 mi · 10,374–11,204 ftHero dirt
• Star Trail · 8.4 mi · 10,325–11,781 ftHero dirt
• Strand Bonus Trail 407 · 2.3 mi · 9,062–9,475 ftHero dirt
• Strand Hill Trail 556 · 2.1 mi · 9,150–9,760 ftHero dirt
• Westside · 2.5 mi · 9,380–10,112 ftHero dirt
• Meander · 1.9 mi · 9,705–10,135 ftHero dirt
• Upper Westside Trail · 0.2 miHero dirt
• Zigzag Trail 601 · 1.6 mi · 9,846–11,240 ftHero dirt
• Lily Lake Trail · 0.5 mi · 10,361–10,394 ftHero dirt
• Gunsight Connector · 2 mi · 8,986–9,629 ftHero dirt
• 409 Trail · 4.4 mi · 9,275–10,128 ftHero dirt
• Green Lake Trail 566 · 1.9 mi · 9,600–10,636 ftHero dirt
• KB · 0.6 mi · 8,917–8,990 ftHero dirt
• Mogul Storage · 0.3 mi · 8,907–9,062 ftHero dirt
• Floresta Extension · 2.4 mi · 9,823–9,931 ftHero dirt
• Walrod Gulch Cutoff Trail #418 · 1.6 mi · 9,268–9,701 ftHero dirt
• Lupine 1 · 1.7 mi · 9,081–9,350 ftHero dirt
• Time Table · 0.4 mi · 9,741–9,928 ftHero dirt
• Woods Walk · 1.4 mi · 8,917–8,976 ftHero dirt
• Avery · 1.3 mi · 9,478–10,338 ftSoft — ride gently
• Baxters · 5.7 mi · 8,907–10,725 ftSoft — ride gently
• Deer Pass · 0.2 mi · 9,665–9,747 ftSoft — ride gently
• Green Lake · 1.4 mi · 9,029–9,544 ftSoft — ride gently
• Kebler Wagon Trail 606 · 5.5 mi · 9,386–10,039 ftSoft — ride gently
• Lily Lake Trail #639 · 3 mi · 9,957–10,466 ftSoft — ride gently
• Little Mill Trail 455 · 3.2 mi · 8,911–11,240 ftSoft — ride gently
• Lower Loop Single Track · 0.4 miSoft — ride gently
• Lower Loop Wide Path · 0.4 mi · 8,940–8,973 ftSoft — ride gently
• Lowline Trail 438 · 14.6 mi · 8,839–10,338 ftSoft — ride gently
• Carbon Trail 436 · 9.6 mi · 9,314–10,965 ftMuddy — stay off
• Italian Mountain Trail · 1.7 mi · 11,857–13,307 ftLikely snowy

Crested Butte & Gunnison mountain biking FAQ

What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near Crested Butte & Gunnison right now?

Today the trails riding best near Crested Butte & Gunnison are Fossil Ridge Trail, South Rim Trail and April Gulch Trail 635. 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 Crested Butte & Gunnison dry out?

It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many Crested Butte & Gunnison 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 Crested Butte & Gunnison after rain?

Right now 11 of 191 featured Crested Butte & Gunnison trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. Crested Butte & Gunnison is mostly mixed soil, which varies from trail to trail, 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 Crested Butte & Gunnison?

Crested Butte & Gunnison has 191 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.

How high are the Crested Butte & Gunnison trails?

Crested Butte & Gunnison trails run from about 7,703–13,307 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 Crested Butte & Gunnison melt out?

The high trails near Crested Butte & Gunnison 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 Crested Butte & Gunnison?

The best time to ride Crested Butte & Gunnison is May through October, when daytime highs are in the 46–68°F range and the trails are typically dry. The high country is usually snowbound January through April and November through December. 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.

What months can you mountain bike in Crested Butte & Gunnison?

The main riding season in Crested Butte & Gunnison is roughly May through October; the high trails are usually snowbound January through April and November through December and melt out through spring. This page tracks snow coverage and melt-out daily so you can time the high country.

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