Salida & Buena Vista Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
Salida and Buena Vista anchor the Arkansas River valley, a high-desert hub with one of Colorado's longest riding seasons. The Arkansas Hills and Methodist Mountain trails above Salida dry early, while the Midland and Whipple trails near BV climb toward the Collegiate Peaks. Sage and decomposed-granite soils shed water fast, so the dirt is good more often than not.
260 featured mountain bike trailselevation 6,837–14,406 ft
Is it muddy in Salida & Buena Vista right now?
Right now about 0 of 253 featured Salida & Buena Vista 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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Salida & Buena Vista conditions at a glancesnapshot · Oct 15
Live conditions map
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0 of 253 trails riding well
8 31 4 196 11 2 1
Air quality
AQI 41 · Good
EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 10 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
0 Today 0 Fri 17 Sat 29 Sun 72 Mon 98 Tue 151 Wed 149 Thu 115 Fri 120 Sat Most trails are wet right now. Conditions improve toward Wednesday (151 of 260 riding well), but stay soft early in the week.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 7,267–10,620 ft
10° typical 30°–54°F 67°
High country 10,751–14,012 ft
-2° typical 21°–42°F 52°
-10° 10° 30° 50° 70°
5-day forecast
Today ⛅ 56°
Fri ☀️ 59°
Sat ☀️ 67°
Sun ⛅ 64°
Mon 🌦️ 65°
Daytime high across Salida & Buena Vista, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
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Mostly sandy, which drains fast and firms up quickly after rain.
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Best time of year to ride Salida & Buena Vista
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 Salida & Buena Vista is May through November , when daytime highs sit in the 46–81°F range and the dirt is typically dry. The high country is usually snowbound January through April and 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 0 of 253 featured trails are good to go).
January: Snowbound, typical high 33°F (ride score 34/100) J 33° February: Snowbound, typical high 36°F (ride score 26/100) F 36° March: Snowbound, typical high 43°F (ride score 26/100) M 43° April: Snowbound, typical high 51°F (ride score 26/100) A 51° May: Prime, typical high 62°F (ride score 95/100) M 62° June: Prime, typical high 76°F (ride score 100/100) J 76° July: Prime, typical high 81°F (ride score 98/100) J 81° August: Prime, typical high 78°F (ride score 100/100) A 78° September: Prime, typical high 74°F (ride score 100/100) S 74° October: Prime, typical high 60°F (ride score 100/100) O 60° November: Prime, typical high 46°F (ride score 86/100) N 46° December: Snowbound, typical high 35°F (ride score 26/100) D 35°
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 Salida & Buena Vista 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 Salida & Buena Vista.
Stone Bridge Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Arkansas River Trail · 1 mi · 7,920–7,972 ft Soft — ride gently River Park Trail & Frisbee Golf Trail · 1.3 mi Soft — ride gently Sol Train West · 0.8 mi · 7,671–7,913 ft Soft — ride gently Sol Train West Trail · 1.1 mi · 7,661–7,910 ft Soft — ride gently River Access Trail · 1.2 mi · 7,552–8,064 ft Soft — ride gently McPhelemy Park Trail · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Mt. Shavano Trail · 3.9 mi · 9,885–14,209 ft Possibly snowy Peaks View Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,966–8,025 ft Soft — ride gently Pot O Gold Trail · 3 mi · 8,005–9,006 ft Soft — ride gently Whitewater Trail · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Zebulon Pike Trail · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Airport Trail · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently BLM Route 375GR5 · 0.2 mi · 8,114–8,202 ft Soft — ride gently Little Rainbow Trail · 4.6 mi · 7,556–7,884 ft Soft — ride gently Pot-O-Gold Trail · 3.1 mi · 7,986–9,006 ft Soft — ride gently Solstice Trail · 1.2 mi · 7,333–7,644 ft Soft — ride gently Granite Portage Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Wagon Loop · 1.4 mi · 8,914–9,557 ft Soft — ride gently Hecla Junction Campground Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,379–7,425 ft Soft — ride gently 1424 · 1.7 mi · 8,665–9,239 ft Soft — ride gently 1425 · 6.3 mi · 8,691–9,196 ft Soft — ride gently Monarch Ridge Trail · 0.9 mi · 11,329–11,427 ft Soft — ride gently Granite Rock Trail · 0.1 mi · 8,904–8,980 ft Soft — ride gently Stone Cabin Fishing Access Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 1434 · 5.8 mi · 8,337–9,596 ft Soft — ride gently 1434.A · 2 mi · 8,045–8,478 ft Soft — ride gently Continental Divide Trail 414 · 3.1 mi · 9,206–9,288 ft Soft — ride gently Granite Dam Fishing Access Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Vitamin B · 6 mi · 8,087–9,731 ft Soft — ride gently Agate Spur Trail 484.2A · 0.6 mi · 9,642–10,059 ft Soft — ride gently Futurity Connector · 1.2 mi · 9,806–10,171 ft Soft — ride gently Monarch Ridge Road · 1.1 mi · 11,385–11,906 ft Frozen — rideable Monarch Ridge Spur 1A Road · 0.4 mi · 11,381–11,637 ft Thaw-weakened — stay off 1423 · 4.5 mi · 8,461–9,311 ft Muddy — stay off 1450.A · 0.1 mi · 8,051–8,159 ft Muddy — stay off A Fistfull of Dollars · 2 mi · 8,022–8,428 ft Muddy — stay off Bacon Bits Trail · 1.6 mi · 8,547–8,648 ft Muddy — stay off Bacon Strip Trail · 0.3 mi Muddy — stay off Bald Mtn Spur Trail · 2.4 mi · 8,563–9,544 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 6029 · 1.5 mi · 8,258–8,524 ft Muddy — stay off Broken Boyfriend South · 1 mi · 8,327–8,412 ft Muddy — stay off Broken Boyfriend Trail · 1.5 mi · 8,192–8,363 ft Muddy — stay off Clear Creek Fishing Access Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail · 1 mi · 9,350–9,491 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail (Segment 11) · 7.7 mi · 8,924–9,928 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail Collegiate West 01 · 3.1 mi · 9,206–9,288 ft Muddy — stay off Cottonwood Creek Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,900–7,940 ft Muddy — stay off Davis Meadow Trail · 4.5 mi · 9,373–10,144 ft Muddy — stay off Dudbob Trail · 6 mi · 7,841–8,878 ft Muddy — stay off DudBobs Trail · 5.8 mi · 7,864–8,881 ft Muddy — stay off Fistful of Dollars Trail · 1.6 mi · 8,100–8,428 ft Muddy — stay off Midland (1450) · 4.1 mi · 8,428–8,720 ft Muddy — stay off Sausage Link Trail · 2.1 mi · 8,448–8,661 ft Muddy — stay off Triad Ridge ATV Trail · 4.5 mi · 8,455–9,311 ft Muddy — stay off Unchained to Midland Connector Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Unchained Trail · 4.2 mi · 8,294–8,550 ft Muddy — stay off Vitamin B Trail · 6.2 mi · 8,107–9,741 ft Muddy — stay off Zebulon Pike · 0.6 mi · 7,904–7,940 ft Muddy — stay off Agate Creek Trail 484 · 2.7 mi · 8,924–9,642 ft Muddy — stay off Arnold Gulch Trail · 2.3 mi · 8,373–8,862 ft Muddy — stay off Barbara Whipple Trail · 0.3 mi · 7,956–8,054 ft Muddy — stay off Beasway Trail · 2.7 mi · 8,678–8,927 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 1450a · 0.2 mi · 8,547–8,645 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 1540a · 0.1 mi · 8,645–8,694 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 6030a · 0.5 mi · 8,054–8,199 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 6032D · 0.5 mi · 7,913–8,009 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 6037a · 1.3 mi · 8,186–8,333 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 6038 · 0.3 mi · 8,219–8,340 ft Muddy — stay off Bridge to Bridge Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,917–8,028 ft Muddy — stay off Broken Boyfriend North · 1.6 mi · 8,186–8,376 ft Muddy — stay off Cascade Creek Trail · 0.9 mi · 8,740–8,953 ft Muddy — stay off Cascade Creek Trail · 0.9 mi · 8,737–8,963 ft Muddy — stay off Collegiate Peaks Outlook Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Cottonwood Trail · 3 mi · 7,480–8,474 ft Muddy — stay off Crank n' Hammer Trail · 2.5 mi · 8,199–8,287 ft Muddy — stay off Django · 1.6 mi · 8,107–8,442 ft Muddy — stay off Django Trail · 1.4 mi · 8,107–8,442 ft Muddy — stay off Few Dollars More Trail · 1.1 mi · 7,940–8,202 ft Muddy — stay off Fisherman's Bridge Trail · 0.1 mi · 7,671–7,723 ft Muddy — stay off Midland · 4.2 mi · 8,478–8,983 ft Muddy — stay off Midland Bike Trail · 5.2 mi · 8,432–9,347 ft Muddy — stay off North Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,963–8,199 ft Muddy — stay off Pumpkin Patch Trail · 0.2 mi · 7,956–8,173 ft Muddy — stay off River View Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,657–7,746 ft Muddy — stay off Silver Bullet Portage Trail Muddy — stay off Triad Ridge ATV East Trail · 1.7 mi · 8,665–9,239 ft Muddy — stay off Triad Ridge Single Track · 6.3 mi · 8,691–9,216 ft Muddy — stay off Triad Ridge Single Track Trail · 6.3 mi · 8,688–9,213 ft Muddy — stay off Unchained · 1.9 mi · 8,346–8,550 ft Muddy — stay off Waterdog Lakes · 1.6 mi · 10,344–11,388 ft Muddy — stay off Waterdog Lakes Trail · 1.6 mi · 10,344–11,388 ft Muddy — stay off Whipple · 0.4 mi · 8,051–8,245 ft Muddy — stay off Whipple Trail · 0.1 mi · 7,992–8,051 ft Muddy — stay off Whipple Trail Main Route · 0.8 mi · 7,933–8,248 ft Muddy — stay off 1435 · 2.5 mi · 9,567–9,816 ft Muddy — stay off Browns Pass · 0.2 mi · 9,918–10,154 ft Muddy — stay off Browns Pass Trail · 0.2 mi · 9,918–10,154 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail Segment 13 · 18.3 mi · 8,199–11,230 ft Muddy — stay off Hefley Saddle · 2.5 mi · 9,573–9,813 ft Muddy — stay off Low Pass Trail · 1.8 mi · 9,406–10,157 ft Significant snow Loyal Duke's Grave · 0.1 mi · 7,083–7,198 ft Muddy — stay off Narrow Gauge Trail · 2.2 mi · 8,579–8,976 ft Muddy — stay off Narrow Guage Trail · 2.2 mi · 8,583–8,983 ft Muddy — stay off Rainbow Trail · 17 mi · 8,497–10,249 ft Muddy — stay off Unofficial and unmantained trail · 1.4 mi · 9,610–10,869 ft Muddy — stay off Wagon Loop Trail · 3.2 mi · 8,914–9,649 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 6032B · 1.1 mi · 8,327–9,521 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 6032C · 3.9 mi · 8,025–8,379 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 6044 · 0.1 mi · 8,711–8,753 ft Muddy — stay off Camp Elevation North · 1.4 mi · 8,028–8,281 ft Muddy — stay off Camp Elevation South · 2.2 mi · 8,258–8,383 ft Muddy — stay off Carnage Canyon Trail · 1.1 mi · 7,825–8,360 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail Segment 12 · 5 mi · 8,898–10,282 ft Significant snow Crater Trail · 0.4 mi · 9,009–9,209 ft Muddy — stay off Fistful Extension Trail · 0.4 mi · 8,022–8,117 ft Muddy — stay off Hancock Lake Trail · 2.9 mi · 11,224–12,136 ft Thaw-weakened — stay off Monarch Crest Trail · 14.6 mi · 11,316–12,552 ft Thaw-weakened — stay off Rhumba Trail · 2 mi · 8,474–8,858 ft Muddy — stay off South Loop Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,992–8,261 ft Muddy — stay off South Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,992–8,261 ft Muddy — stay off Yan Sing Gulch/carnage Canyon · 0.2 mi · 8,645–8,711 ft Muddy — stay off Yansing Gulch/Carnage Canyon Trail · 0.2 mi · 8,645–8,711 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Midland Railroad · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Continental Divide Trail · 2.9 mi · 10,433–11,247 ft Muddy — stay off Little Browns Creek · 4.4 mi · 9,688–12,831 ft Muddy — stay off Little Browns Creek Trail · 4.4 mi · 9,688–12,831 ft Muddy — stay off Mt. Princeton · 2 mi · 11,837–14,177 ft Frozen — rideable Mt. Princeton Trail · 2 mi · 11,837–14,167 ft Frozen — rideable BLM Trail 376GR2 · 0.2 mi · 8,235–8,294 ft Muddy — stay off Bridge to Bridge · 0.3 mi · 7,927–7,992 ft Muddy — stay off Chicken Dinner Trail · 1.7 mi · 7,018–7,392 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail Collegiate West 04 · 1.4 mi · 10,810–11,247 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail Collegiate West 05 · 3.2 mi · 10,492–12,523 ft Muddy — stay off Columbine Trail · 1.7 mi · 8,110–8,832 ft Muddy — stay off Frontside Trail · 1.5 mi · 7,041–7,336 ft Muddy — stay off Gutz Trail · 1.6 mi · 7,910–8,940 ft Muddy — stay off Hobo Railyard · 0.6 mi · 7,034–7,093 ft Muddy — stay off Little Cochetopa Trail · 4.1 mi · 10,266–12,300 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Rusty Lung Trail · 0.5 mi · 7,152–7,283 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Sand Dunes Trail · 0.5 mi · 7,198–7,418 ft Muddy — stay off Poplar Gulch Trail · 6.2 mi · 10,079–12,280 ft Muddy — stay off Sand Dunes Trail · 0.2 mi · 7,087–7,198 ft Muddy — stay off Sergeant Pepper Trail · 0.2 mi · 7,073–7,129 ft Muddy — stay off Sgt. Pepper Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,077–7,195 ft Muddy — stay off Sweet Dreams Connector · 0.2 mi · 7,057–7,152 ft Muddy — stay off Tenderfoot Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,346–7,480 ft Muddy — stay off Broken Boyfriend South Trail · 1.1 mi · 8,320–8,399 ft Muddy — stay off Buena Vista Wildlife Trail · 0.4 mi · 8,127–8,159 ft Muddy — stay off McQuaid Trail · 2.9 mi · 9,301–9,528 ft Muddy — stay off Siedel's Suckhole Rapid Trail · 1.1 mi · 7,352–7,388 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 6039 · 0.8 mi · 8,340–8,550 ft Muddy — stay off Chaffee County Road 177 · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail Segment 11 · 21.1 mi · 8,924–10,627 ft Muddy — stay off Continental Divide Trail and Colorado Trail (Segment 11) · 4 mi · 9,209–9,321 ft Muddy — stay off Hatch Trail · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Poblano Trail · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Agate Spur Trail · 0.7 mi · 9,639–10,059 ft Muddy — stay off Big Bend OHV Track Trail · 1.2 mi · 7,221–7,287 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 5672B · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Burn Pile Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,129–7,398 ft Muddy — stay off Hooligan Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,667–8,022 ft Muddy — stay off Hunt Lake Trail · 0.4 mi · 11,306–11,490 ft Muddy — stay off Jalapeno Trail · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Maybe · 0.7 mi · 7,096–7,411 ft Muddy — stay off North Backbone Trail · 3 mi · 7,575–7,697 ft Muddy — stay off Rise N Shine · 1.5 mi · 7,051–7,375 ft Muddy — stay off Rusty Lung Trail · 1.4 mi · 7,152–7,539 ft Muddy — stay off Salida East (North Side) Trail · 0.6 mi Muddy — stay off Slaughterhouse River Access Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Striker Trail · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Uncle Nazty Trail · 0.9 mi · 7,648–8,127 ft Muddy — stay off Unkle Nazty Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,644–8,110 ft Muddy — stay off Upper Sand Dunes Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,418–7,831 ft Muddy — stay off Backbone Trail · 1.8 mi · 7,418–7,539 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 6037 · 0.5 mi · 8,176–8,264 ft Muddy — stay off Burnpile Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,129–7,300 ft Muddy — stay off Green's Creek · 6.8 mi · 8,576–11,506 ft Muddy — stay off Greens Creek Trail · 6.8 mi · 8,576–11,506 ft Muddy — stay off Hecla Junction Trail · 1.7 mi Muddy — stay off Interlaken Trail · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Pass Creek Trail · 3.4 mi · 9,573–11,342 ft Muddy — stay off Pass Creek Trail 1412 · 3.4 mi · 9,567–11,348 ft Muddy — stay off Elephant Rock Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Hancock Lake/cdnst · 6.3 mi · 11,178–12,136 ft Muddy — stay off Magdalene · 2.1 mi · 10,971–12,490 ft Frozen — rideable Skull Trail · 0.5 mi · 7,684–7,831 ft Muddy — stay off Sol Trail East · 1 mi · 7,556–7,910 ft Muddy — stay off Sol Train East Trail · 1 mi · 7,556–7,910 ft Muddy — stay off Spartan Connector · 0.2 mi · 7,628–7,677 ft Muddy — stay off Sun Up · 0.5 mi · 7,661–7,910 ft Muddy — stay off Sun Up Trail · 0.3 mi · 7,743–7,910 ft Muddy — stay off Big Bend Trail · 0.9 mi · 7,221–7,290 ft Muddy — stay off Bunny's Trail · 0.4 mi · 9,823–10,151 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail - Fooses Creek · 3 mi · 10,902–11,919 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail (Segment 15) · 4.2 mi · 9,577–10,902 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail Segment 14 · 20.1 mi · 8,379–10,157 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail Segment 15 · 8.5 mi · 8,809–11,919 ft Muddy — stay off Dream On Trail · 1.7 mi · 7,346–7,503 ft Muddy — stay off Horn Fork Basin Trail · 0.5 mi · 9,888–10,125 ft Muddy — stay off Hunt Lake/CDNST Trail · 0.6 mi · 10,938–11,306 ft Muddy — stay off Lil' Rattler Trail · 0.9 mi · 7,336–7,539 ft Muddy — stay off Little Rattler Trail · 0.9 mi · 7,336–7,539 ft Muddy — stay off Pauli Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,930–8,022 ft Muddy — stay off Prospector Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,454–7,723 ft Muddy — stay off Sweet Dreams Trail · 1.9 mi · 7,257–7,526 ft Muddy — stay off Three Elk Trail · 1.6 mi · 9,304–10,322 ft Muddy — stay off Baldwin Lake Trail · 0.5 mi · 12,008–12,083 ft Frozen — rideable BLM Trail 5670B · 0.4 mi · 7,536–7,644 ft Muddy — stay off CDT · 2.8 mi · 11,237–12,142 ft Thaw-weakened — stay off El Duderino · 0.4 mi · 7,631–7,877 ft Muddy — stay off El Duderino Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,631–7,867 ft Muddy — stay off Agate Creek · 3.9 mi · 9,642–10,407 ft Muddy — stay off Agate Creek Trail · 9.2 mi · 8,904–11,765 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 5669a · 0.5 mi · 7,913–8,117 ft Muddy — stay off Colorado Trail (Segment 14) · 19.8 mi · 8,379–10,167 ft Muddy — stay off Dead Bird · 1.3 mi · 7,064–7,556 ft Muddy — stay off Dead Bird Trail · 1 mi · 7,182–7,556 ft Muddy — stay off Double Rainbow Trail · 2.6 mi · 7,933–8,156 ft Muddy — stay off Little Rainbow · 4.8 mi · 7,549–7,874 ft Muddy — stay off Lost Trail · 1.6 mi · 7,064–7,740 ft Muddy — stay off Pine Creek Trail · 3.8 mi · 8,888–10,230 ft Muddy — stay off Pomeroy Lake Trail · 0.9 mi · 12,057–12,267 ft Frozen — rideable Race Track Trail · 1.4 mi · 7,060–7,559 ft Muddy — stay off Racetrack · 1.7 mi · 7,060–7,556 ft Muddy — stay off Spartan East · 1.6 mi · 7,628–7,694 ft Muddy — stay off Spartan East Trail · 1.5 mi · 7,641–7,697 ft Muddy — stay off Spartan West · 1.4 mi · 7,677–7,894 ft Muddy — stay off Spartan West Trail · 1.2 mi · 7,677–7,897 ft Muddy — stay off Browns Creek · 6.5 mi · 8,914–11,322 ft Muddy — stay off Browns Creek Trail · 6 mi · 8,921–11,322 ft Muddy — stay off Dude Abides Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,638–7,864 ft Muddy — stay off The Dude Abides Trail · 0.3 mi · 7,635–7,864 ft Muddy — stay off Boss Lake Trail · 1 mi · 10,433–10,948 ft Muddy — stay off Boss Lake/cdnst · 1.2 mi · 10,433–10,984 ft Muddy — stay off BLM Trail 5977 · 0.1 mi · 6,837–6,886 ft Muddy — stay off Monarch Crest Trail 531 · 4.7 mi · 11,378–11,969 ft Frozen — rideable Basin View · 1.4 mi · 11,270–11,486 ft Muddy — stay off Basin View Trail · 1.4 mi · 11,240–11,486 ft Muddy — stay off Monarch Crest - CDNST Trail 531 · 1.4 mi · 11,270–11,493 ft Muddy — stay off RxR Bridge Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Ridgeview · 0.8 mi · 10,240–10,430 ft Winter conditions Frenchman Creek · 1 mi · 9,872–10,377 ft Winter conditions Frenchman Creek Trail · 1 mi · 9,872–10,381 ft Winter conditions Low Pass · 1.2 mi · 9,531–10,157 ft Winter conditions Mt. Harvard/horn Fork · 1.5 mi · 12,362–14,406 ft Winter conditions Pomeroy Lakes Trail · 0.9 mi · 12,060–12,267 ft Frozen — rideable Rich Creek · 0.4 mi · 11,171–11,240 ft Winter conditions Rich Creek Trail · 0.4 mi · 11,171–11,240 ft Winter conditions Salt Creek Trail · 10.1 mi · 10,003–11,070 ft Winter conditions …and 3 more. Search or explore the live map. Snowpack & melt-out near Salida & Buena Vista
These high Salida & Buena Vista trails are still holding snow while the lower trails ride dry. Updated daily through the spring melt.
Salida & Buena Vista mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near Salida & Buena Vista right now? Few Salida & Buena Vista trails are riding well today. The list below is sorted by today's real conditions, best first, and refreshes every morning, so check back soon or open the planner for the best option near you. See live conditions →
When will the mountain bike trails in Salida & Buena Vista dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many Salida & Buena Vista 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 Salida & Buena Vista after rain? Right now 227 of 253 featured Salida & Buena Vista trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. Salida & Buena Vista 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 Salida & Buena Vista? Salida & Buena Vista has 260 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the Salida & Buena Vista trails? Salida & Buena Vista trails run from about 6,837–14,406 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 Salida & Buena Vista melt out? 13 high Salida & Buena Vista trails are still holding snow right now, as low as 0% 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 Salida & Buena Vista? The best time to ride Salida & Buena Vista is May through November, when daytime highs are in the 46–81°F range and the trails are typically dry. The high country is usually snowbound January through April and 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 Salida & Buena Vista? The main riding season in Salida & Buena Vista is roughly May through November; the high trails are usually snowbound January through April and 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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