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.
302 featured mountain bike trailselevation 7,703–13,307 ft
Is it muddy in Crested Butte & Gunnison right now?
Right now about 2 of 302 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.
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Crested Butte & Gunnison conditions at a glancesnapshot · Oct 15
Live conditions map
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2 of 302 trails riding well
2 7 49 239 3 2
Air quality
AQI 44 · Good
EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 10 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
2 Today 17 Fri 42 Sat 52 Sun 57 Mon 67 Tue 78 Wed 106 Thu 14 Fri 15 Sat Most trails are wet right now. Conditions improve toward Thursday (106 of 302 riding well), but stay soft early in the week.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 7,867–9,813 ft
19° typical 31°–53°F 62°
High country 9,941–11,919 ft
12° typical 25°–45°F 55°
0° 20° 40° 60°
5-day forecast
Today 🌦️ 55°
Fri ☀️ 59°
Sat ☀️ 62°
Sun 🌦️ 59°
Mon 🌦️ 61°
Daytime high across Crested Butte & Gunnison, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
15% 42% 42% 1%
Mostly sandy, which drains fast and firms up quickly after rain.
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Best time of year to ride Crested Butte & Gunnison
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 Crested Butte & Gunnison is May through October , when daytime highs sit in the 46–68°F range and the dirt is typically dry. The high country is usually snowbound January through April and November through December. 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 2 of 302 featured trails are good to go).
January: Snowbound, typical high 22°F (ride score 26/100) J 22° February: Snowbound, typical high 24°F (ride score 26/100) F 24° March: Snowbound, typical high 31°F (ride score 26/100) M 31° April: Snowbound, typical high 38°F (ride score 26/100) A 38° May: Prime, typical high 47°F (ride score 88/100) M 47° June: Prime, typical high 62°F (ride score 100/100) J 62° July: Prime, typical high 68°F (ride score 100/100) J 68° August: Prime, typical high 66°F (ride score 100/100) A 66° September: Prime, typical high 60°F (ride score 100/100) S 60° October: Prime, typical high 46°F (ride score 87/100) O 46° November: Snowbound, typical high 32°F (ride score 26/100) N 32° December: Snowbound, typical high 22°F (ride score 26/100) D 22°
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.
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.
Van Tuyl Ranch Trail · 3.1 mi · 7,703–7,746 ft Hero dirt Van Tuyl Trail · 3.1 mi · 7,703–7,746 ft Hero dirt April Gulch Trail · 1.4 mi · 8,717–10,138 ft Soft — ride gently April Gulch Trail 635 · 1.5 mi · 8,717–10,141 ft Soft — ride gently Cemetery Connector · 0.5 mi · 7,743–7,894 ft Soft — ride gently Chicken Wing · 1.6 mi · 7,972–8,517 ft Soft — ride gently Chicken Wing Trail · 1.5 mi · 7,979–8,517 ft Soft — ride gently Contour · 7.1 mi · 7,884–7,917 ft Soft — ride gently Cranor Hill to Ridge Trail · 0.3 mi · 8,274–8,465 ft Soft — ride gently Doctor Park Trail · 9.5 mi · 8,409–11,631 ft Soft — ride gently Duane's World · 3.2 mi · 7,976–8,622 ft Soft — ride gently Duane's World Trail · 3.2 mi · 7,979–8,619 ft Soft — ride gently Exercise Course · 0.9 mi · 7,743–7,913 ft Soft — ride gently Good Tree · 0.3 mi · 8,701–8,848 ft Soft — ride gently Good Tree Trail · 0.3 mi · 8,698–8,845 ft Soft — ride gently Gunnison Spur · 0.1 mi · 7,746–7,812 ft Soft — ride gently Jump Track · 0.1 mi · 7,808–7,854 ft Soft — ride gently McIntyre Gulch 609 · 1.9 mi · 9,085–10,043 ft Soft — ride gently Music Rocks · 0.7 mi · 8,724–8,976 ft Soft — ride gently Music Rocks Trail · 0.7 mi · 8,724–8,976 ft Soft — ride gently Northwoods · 1.4 mi · 8,914–9,062 ft Soft — ride gently Northwoods Trail · 1.9 mi · 8,707–9,012 ft Soft — ride gently Old Car · 0.2 mi · 7,904–8,025 ft Soft — ride gently Rasta Gulch · 0.9 mi · 7,894–8,209 ft Soft — ride gently Rasta Trail · 0.6 mi · 8,012–8,205 ft Soft — ride gently Ridge (East) Trail · 1.5 mi · 8,812–9,049 ft Soft — ride gently Ridge Trail · 0.5 mi · 8,510–8,648 ft Soft — ride gently Ridgeline Trail · 1.5 mi · 7,779–8,146 ft Soft — ride gently Shoelace · 0.5 mi · 8,648–8,734 ft Soft — ride gently Signal Mesa East Trail · 0.7 mi · 8,996–9,052 ft Soft — ride gently Signal Mesa West Trail · 0.6 mi · 8,816–9,042 ft Soft — ride gently South Rim · 0.7 mi · 8,960–9,062 ft Soft — ride gently South Rim East Trail · 1.2 mi · 8,514–8,734 ft Soft — ride gently South Rim Trail · 1.7 mi · 8,609–8,842 ft Soft — ride gently Sun Creek Jeep Trail · 4.5 mi · 8,497–9,915 ft Soft — ride gently Sunny D · 2.9 mi · 7,900–8,543 ft Soft — ride gently The Ridge Trail · 2.9 mi · 8,084–8,806 ft Soft — ride gently West Beaver Trail 447 · 5 mi · 8,091–8,894 ft Soft — ride gently Flow Track · 0.3 mi · 7,808–7,923 ft Soft — ride gently MacLennons · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Zig Zag · 0.2 mi · 7,913–8,018 ft Soft — ride gently Contour Trail · 6.1 mi · 7,877–7,927 ft Soft — ride gently North Woods Trail · 1.9 mi · 8,711–9,012 ft Soft — ride gently Roaring Judy Trail 552 · 2.3 mi · 9,157–10,771 ft Soft — ride gently Roaring Judy Trail · 2.4 mi · 9,183–10,774 ft Soft — ride gently Black Gulch Trail · 3.4 mi · 8,684–10,095 ft Soft — ride gently West Beaver Trail · 4.8 mi · 8,202–8,930 ft Soft — ride gently Moonlight Trail 615 · 1.2 mi · 8,297–8,819 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Loop Upper Section · 1.1 mi · 9,012–9,075 ft Soft — ride gently Crested Butte Rec Path · 3.9 mi · 8,845–9,449 ft Soft — ride gently Downtime Trail · 0.8 mi · 9,390–9,718 ft Soft — ride gently Conundrum Creek Trail · 2 mi · 11,181–12,897 ft Significant snow Copper Pass Spur Trail · 1.9 mi · 11,152–12,602 ft Significant snow 412 · 1 mi · 9,767–10,282 ft Muddy — stay off Cement Mountain Trail · 6.6 mi · 10,472–11,585 ft Muddy — stay off Doubletop Trail · 12.6 mi · 10,689–11,942 ft Muddy — stay off Down Time · 0.9 mi · 9,390–9,718 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Loop Lower Section · 0.9 mi · 8,917–8,960 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Westside Trail · 1.3 mi · 9,386–9,747 ft Muddy — stay off Sharp Shooter · 0.2 mi · 9,396–9,478 ft Muddy — stay off Sharp–Shooter Trail · 0.2 mi · 9,390–9,478 ft Muddy — stay off Upper Lower · 1.5 mi · 8,953–9,081 ft Muddy — stay off Fossil Ridge Trail · 8.3 mi · 10,046–11,942 ft Muddy — stay off Rosebud Trail · 2.9 mi · 9,639–10,961 ft Muddy — stay off Rosebud Trail 423 · 2.8 mi · 9,639–10,955 ft Muddy — stay off Snodgrass Trail · 3.5 mi · 9,495–9,984 ft Muddy — stay off Three Mile Creek Trail 434 · 1.9 mi · 9,364–9,925 ft Muddy — stay off Cougar Canyon Trail 614 · 1.1 mi · 8,406–9,259 ft Muddy — stay off Doubletop Waterfall Spur Trail · 0.8 mi · 10,587–11,112 ft Frozen — rideable Five Mile Trail · 0.4 mi · 9,170–9,469 ft Muddy — stay off Five Mile Trail 604 · 0.5 mi · 9,219–9,475 ft Muddy — stay off Harmel's Point Trail 616 · 1.3 mi · 8,369–9,019 ft Muddy — stay off Rosebud · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Star Lily Connector Trail · 2.1 mi · 10,374–11,204 ft Muddy — stay off Doctor Park Bonus Trail · 2.2 mi · 10,715–10,922 ft Muddy — stay off Doctor Park Trail 424 · 2.7 mi · 10,925–11,650 ft Muddy — stay off Dr. Park Bonus Trail 424.1A · 2.2 mi · 10,715–10,928 ft Muddy — stay off Pine Creek Trail 597 · 2.9 mi · 8,356–8,642 ft Muddy — stay off Seely Trail 617 · 0.5 mi · 10,774–10,961 ft Muddy — stay off 424 · 0.5 mi · 10,735–10,919 ft Muddy — stay off 5541B Colorado Trail Gunnison Spur Muddy — stay off Beaver-McIntyre 472 · 1.9 mi · 9,633–10,079 ft Muddy — stay off Columbine #6 · 1.9 mi · 9,695–10,141 ft Muddy — stay off Columbine Trail · 1.8 mi · 9,692–10,138 ft Muddy — stay off Horse Basin Trail 417 · 2.2 mi · 9,298–10,407 ft Muddy — stay off Painter Boy Trail · 1.2 mi · 9,885–10,138 ft Muddy — stay off Beaver-McIntyre Trail · 2.3 mi · 9,633–10,095 ft Muddy — stay off Farris Creek Connector Trail · 2 mi · 10,030–10,938 ft Muddy — stay off Granite Basin Trail · 3 mi · 9,311–9,977 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Cement Creek Trail · 1.7 mi · 8,809–9,035 ft Muddy — stay off Point Lookout Trail 445 · 2 mi · 10,033–10,938 ft Muddy — stay off Cement Mountain/Julie Andrews Trail 553 · 6.7 mi · 10,472–11,591 ft Muddy — stay off Walrod Gulch Trail · 1.1 mi · 9,741–10,282 ft Muddy — stay off Five Mile Creek Trail 433 · 2.2 mi · 8,615–9,954 ft Muddy — stay off Middle Cement Creek Trail 399 · 4.5 mi · 9,035–10,013 ft Muddy — stay off Whetstone Vista Trail · 0.9 mi · 8,953–9,288 ft Muddy — stay off Deadman Gulch Trail · 5.4 mi · 9,449–10,620 ft Muddy — stay off Deadman Gulch Trail 420 · 5.4 mi · 9,429–10,620 ft Muddy — stay off Dustin Gulch Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Fossil Cutoff Trail · 0.1 mi · 10,023–10,059 ft Muddy — stay off Painter Boy · 1.3 mi · 9,885–10,138 ft Muddy — stay off Warm Springs 406 · 0.7 mi · 9,304–9,751 ft Muddy — stay off Warm Springs Trail · 0.7 mi · 9,301–9,741 ft Muddy — stay off Double Top Trail · 3.5 mi · 11,047–11,942 ft Muddy — stay off Five Way Trail · 0.1 mi · 10,079–10,125 ft Muddy — stay off Italian Mountain Trail · 1.7 mi · 11,857–13,307 ft Likely snowy Snodgrass Spur 2A Trail · 0.6 mi · 9,997–10,381 ft Muddy — stay off Teaser · 0.4 mi · 9,915–10,138 ft Muddy — stay off Teaser Trail · 0.4 mi · 9,928–10,138 ft Muddy — stay off Caves Trail #409 · 1.1 mi · 8,770–9,701 ft Muddy — stay off Coal Train Trail · 0.5 mi · 8,947–8,990 ft Muddy — stay off Divine · 0.4 mi · 8,963–9,085 ft Muddy — stay off Happy Hour · 0.7 mi · 9,331–9,688 ft Muddy — stay off Italian Connector Trail · 3.7 mi · 10,272–11,877 ft Muddy — stay off Kissing Gate · 0.3 mi · 9,629–9,780 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Westside Cutoff · 0.2 mi · 9,400–9,465 ft Muddy — stay off Lupine 2 · 1.1 mi · 8,947–9,268 ft Muddy — stay off Pooch's Paradise · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Snodgrass Trail #590 · 2.9 mi · 9,495–9,997 ft Muddy — stay off Tony's Trail 603 · 0.6 mi · 8,875–9,029 ft Muddy — stay off East River Trail · 2.2 mi · 8,950–9,088 ft Muddy — stay off Eccher Gulch Trail · 2.2 mi · 8,583–9,311 ft Muddy — stay off Teocalli Mountain Trail · 1.6 mi · 10,059–11,099 ft Muddy — stay off Teocalli Mtn Trail 554 · 1.6 mi · 10,059–11,099 ft Muddy — stay off West Side Butte Mountain Road · 2.2 mi · 8,950–9,088 ft Muddy — stay off Crusader · 0.7 mi · 9,665–10,138 ft Muddy — stay off Crusader Trail · 0.7 mi · 9,649–10,138 ft Muddy — stay off Time Line · 0.7 mi · 9,823–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off Timeline Trail · 0.7 mi · 9,823–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off 405.3A Trail · 1.2 mi · 10,282–11,112 ft Muddy — stay off Awakening · 0.5 mi · 9,892–10,128 ft Muddy — stay off Bowman Creek Trail · 4.6 mi · 10,131–12,247 ft Muddy — stay off Cement Creek Trail · 3.1 mi · 9,721–10,161 ft Muddy — stay off Hunters Creek Trail · 2.5 mi · 10,174–11,391 ft Muddy — stay off Awakening Trail · 0.6 mi · 9,888–10,128 ft Muddy — stay off Eccher Gulch Trail 9559 · 1 mi · 8,573–9,199 ft Muddy — stay off Ellebrecht Ditch · 0.7 mi · 9,075–9,147 ft Muddy — stay off Italian Pass Trail · 3.2 mi · 11,138–11,670 ft Frozen — rideable Lower Meadner Trail · 1.3 mi · 9,423–9,718 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Meander · 1.3 mi · 9,423–9,724 ft Muddy — stay off Luge · 1.1 mi · 9,885–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off Luge Trail · 0.9 mi · 9,882–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off Pearl Pass Trail · 2.9 mi · 10,817–12,710 ft Frozen — rideable Twisted Trees · 0.3 mi · 9,997–10,233 ft Muddy — stay off Bear Creek Trail 415 · 3.2 mi · 9,843–11,010 ft Muddy — stay off Beginner Track · 0.3 mi · 8,845–8,885 ft Muddy — stay off Block and Tackle Trail · 3.4 mi · 10,105–11,066 ft Muddy — stay off Brush Creek Trail · 6.5 mi · 9,888–12,336 ft Muddy — stay off Granite Basin Trail 9558 · 3.2 mi · 9,199–10,062 ft Muddy — stay off Lower · 0.9 mi · 8,917–8,960 ft Muddy — stay off Reno Divide Cutoff Trail · 0.4 mi · 9,816–9,964 ft Muddy — stay off Reno Ridge Trail · 2.9 mi · 10,604–11,306 ft Muddy — stay off Reno Ridge Trail 607 · 3 mi · 10,600–11,309 ft Muddy — stay off Taylor Divide Trail · 1.3 mi · 11,280–11,522 ft Muddy — stay off Tony's · 0.1 mi · 9,029–9,085 ft Muddy — stay off Up and Away · 0.7 mi · 9,419–9,728 ft Muddy — stay off Up and Away Trail · 0.7 mi · 9,419–9,695 ft Muddy — stay off Woods Walk Conn. · 0.1 mi · 8,924–8,999 ft Muddy — stay off Zigzag Trail 601 · 1.6 mi · 9,846–11,240 ft Muddy — stay off Crystal Peak Trail · 2.1 mi · 11,047–12,156 ft Muddy — stay off Flattop Bench Trail · 0.7 mi · 8,904–8,996 ft Muddy — stay off Flattop Branch 2E Trail · 0.9 mi · 9,436–9,639 ft Muddy — stay off Flattop Trail · 6 mi · 8,120–9,895 ft Muddy — stay off Frequency · 0.9 mi · 9,961–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off Frequency Trail · 0.8 mi · 9,961–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off Happy Hour Trail · 0.7 mi · 9,331–9,692 ft Muddy — stay off New Deli Trail · 1.7 mi · 8,835–8,875 ft Muddy — stay off Primer #1 · 0.7 mi · 10,121–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off Primer Trail · 0.7 mi · 10,125–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off 422.1A · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Flag Creek Trail · 3.5 mi · 10,148–11,138 ft Muddy — stay off 405.2A Trail · 0.9 mi · 10,282–10,761 ft Muddy — stay off 409 Trail · 4.4 mi · 9,275–10,128 ft Muddy — stay off 409.5A · 3 mi · 9,288–10,942 ft Muddy — stay off Augusta Mine · 2.1 mi · 9,865–11,037 ft Muddy — stay off Avery · 1.3 mi · 9,478–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off Avery Trail · 1.5 mi · 9,403–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off Baxter Gulch Trail · 5.5 mi · 8,907–10,725 ft Muddy — stay off Baxters · 5.7 mi · 8,907–10,725 ft Muddy — stay off Bear Creek Trail · 5.4 mi · 9,843–11,007 ft Muddy — stay off Beaver Ponds 516 · 0.6 mi · 9,318–9,567 ft Muddy — stay off Blue Lake Trail · 0.2 mi · 10,971–11,060 ft Muddy — stay off Boulder Mason Trail · 0.2 mi · 9,587–9,793 ft Muddy — stay off Bridges · 0.8 mi · 9,085–9,295 ft Muddy — stay off Bridges Trail · 0.9 mi · 9,091–9,291 ft Muddy — stay off Brush Creek Shortcut · 0.6 mi · 9,268–9,360 ft Muddy — stay off Brush Creek Shortcut Trail · 0.6 mi · 9,268–9,360 ft Muddy — stay off Budd Trail · 1.3 mi · 8,967–9,170 ft Muddy — stay off Canal Trail · 0.9 mi · 8,960–9,154 ft Muddy — stay off Canal Trail 408 · 0.9 mi · 8,960–9,154 ft Muddy — stay off Captain Jack · 0.9 mi · 9,534–10,328 ft Muddy — stay off Captain Jack Trail · 0.9 mi · 9,534–10,312 ft Muddy — stay off Carbon Trail · 8.9 mi · 9,314–10,971 ft Muddy — stay off Carbon Trail 436 · 9.6 mi · 9,314–10,965 ft Muddy — stay off Cement Creek Jeep Trail · 0.7 mi · 11,680–12,448 ft Frozen — rideable Cooper Basin Trail · 5.4 mi · 9,757–11,946 ft Muddy — stay off Copley Lake Trail · 0.2 mi · 10,630–10,689 ft Muddy — stay off Copper Creek Trail · 0.7 mi · 9,790–9,888 ft Muddy — stay off Copper Creek Trail 983 · 0.3 mi · 11,132–11,352 ft Muddy — stay off Cumberland Basin Trail · 2.2 mi · 10,889–12,070 ft Muddy — stay off Daisy Pass Trail · 7.6 mi · 10,351–11,857 ft Muddy — stay off Deer Creek Trail · 8.8 mi · 9,383–10,653 ft Muddy — stay off Deer Creek Trail 568 · 8.9 mi · 9,383–10,650 ft Muddy — stay off Deer Pass · 0.2 mi · 9,665–9,747 ft Muddy — stay off Deer Pass Trail · 0.2 mi · 9,665–9,747 ft Muddy — stay off Doubletop Walrod Spur Trail · 1.3 mi · 10,325–10,761 ft Muddy — stay off Dyke Mountain Trail · 5.8 mi · 8,875–10,407 ft Muddy — stay off Farris Connector · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Farris Creek Bypass Trail · 2.8 mi · 9,265–10,938 ft Muddy — stay off Farris Creek Trail · 7.1 mi · 8,770–10,125 ft Muddy — stay off Farris Creek Trail 409 · 2.9 mi · 9,157–9,813 ft Muddy — stay off Floresta Extension · 2.4 mi · 9,823–9,931 ft Muddy — stay off GB Loop · 0.9 mi · 8,960–9,101 ft Muddy — stay off Gothic Mountain Trail · 1.5 mi · 10,978–12,602 ft Frozen — rideable Green Lake · 1.4 mi · 9,029–9,544 ft Muddy — stay off Green Lake Trail · 3.7 mi · 9,029–10,620 ft Muddy — stay off Green Lake Trail 566 · 1.9 mi · 9,600–10,636 ft Muddy — stay off Gunsight Connector · 2 mi · 8,986–9,629 ft Muddy — stay off Gunsight Connector Trail · 2.1 mi · 8,986–9,626 ft Muddy — stay off Gunsight Pass Trail · 5.5 mi · 9,587–12,093 ft Muddy — stay off Gunsite Pass Road · 4 mi · 9,583–12,087 ft Muddy — stay off Hotdogger · 1.2 mi · 9,836–10,331 ft Muddy — stay off Hotdogger Trail · 1.4 mi · 9,810–10,335 ft Muddy — stay off Irwin Lake Spur Trail · 0.2 mi · 10,364–10,400 ft Muddy — stay off Irwin Lake Trail · 2.7 mi · 10,331–10,715 ft Muddy — stay off Judd Falls · 0.6 mi · 9,767–9,885 ft Muddy — stay off KB · 0.6 mi · 8,917–8,990 ft Muddy — stay off KB Connector Trail · 0.6 mi · 8,917–9,003 ft Muddy — stay off Kebler Wagon Trail · 5.7 mi · 9,386–10,049 ft Muddy — stay off Kebler Wagon Trail 606 · 5.5 mi · 9,386–10,039 ft Muddy — stay off Kebler Wagon Trail Spur · 0.3 mi · 9,528–9,826 ft Muddy — stay off Lily Lake Trail · 3.5 mi · 9,954–10,486 ft Muddy — stay off Lily Lake Trail #639 · 3 mi · 9,957–10,466 ft Muddy — stay off Little Mill Trail · 3.2 mi · 8,911–11,240 ft Muddy — stay off Little Mill Trail 455 · 3.2 mi · 8,911–11,240 ft Muddy — stay off Little Pass Creek Trail · 3.5 mi · 9,147–9,682 ft Muddy — stay off Low Line Trail · 10.7 mi · 8,839–10,121 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Awakening · 0.4 mi · 9,731–9,892 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Awakening Trail · 0.4 mi · 9,718–9,888 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Loop · 0.9 mi · 8,917–8,963 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Loop Single Track · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Lower Loop Wide Path · 0.4 mi · 8,940–8,973 ft Muddy — stay off Lowline Trail · 0.3 mi · 9,626–9,678 ft Muddy — stay off Lowline Trail 438 · 14.6 mi · 8,839–10,338 ft Muddy — stay off Lupine 1 · 1.7 mi · 9,081–9,350 ft Muddy — stay off Lupine Trail · 3.6 mi · 8,947–9,344 ft Muddy — stay off Meander · 1.9 mi · 9,705–10,135 ft Muddy — stay off Meander Trail · 1.9 mi · 9,705–10,135 ft Muddy — stay off Mogul Storage · 0.3 mi · 8,907–9,062 ft Muddy — stay off Mount Tilton Spur Trail · 0.7 mi · 12,034–12,415 ft Frozen — rideable …and 52 more. Search or explore the live map. Snowpack & melt-out near Crested Butte & Gunnison
These high Crested Butte & Gunnison trails are still holding snow while the lower trails ride dry. Updated daily through the spring melt.
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 Van Tuyl Ranch Trail and Van Tuyl 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 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 288 of 302 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 302 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? 2 high Crested Butte & Gunnison trails are still holding snow right now, as low as 25% snow-free, while the lower trails ride dry. This page tracks snow coverage and the estimated melt-out for each high trail daily, so you can time the season instead of guessing. 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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