Colorado Trail: La Garita Bypass
A road bypass around the La Garita Wilderness.
Easy Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 89 km
- Ascent
- 1.7 km
- Descent
- 1.3 km
Salida
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A road bypass around the La Garita Wilderness.
Easy Mountain Biking
An obscure section of the Colorado Trail running along a combination of dirt roads and rugged singletrack.
Difficult Mountain Biking
A popular intermediate ride in the Breckenridge area combining both new school and old school singletrack.
Difficult Mountain Biking
Widely regarded as the worst section of the Colorado Trail.
Severe Mountain Biking
This brutally-technical ride out in the middle of basically nowhere requires both excellent fitness and bike handling skills.
Extreme Mountain Biking
An expansive high-desert trail system offering incredible variety.
Severe Mountain Biking
An isolated singletrack bomb down the side of the Mosquito Range.
Difficult Mountain Biking
A tough point-to-point route from Mear's Junction to the town of Salida—bonus points if you add this to the classic Monarch Crest Route.
Severe Mountain Biking
A secluded trail through massive aspen groves that flies way below the Colorado radar.
Difficult Mountain Biking
A rowdy fall line descent dropping thousands of feet down to the town of Salida.
Severe Mountain Biking
This faint singletrack trail runs through a remote zone right on the border of the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness.
Difficult Mountain Biking
One of the most brutally-technical and high-consequence mountain bike trails in Central Colorado.
Extreme Mountain Biking
Salida's flowiest, most beginner-friendly loop offers up gorgeous mountain views.
Easy Mountain Biking
A narrow bench cut trail providing beautiful views of Twin Lakes and a great connection to the Colorado Trail.
Difficult Mountain Biking
Combination of paved and dirt roads to bypass around the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness.
Easy Mountain Biking
Pedal through a grove of towering aspen trees that turn a beautiful gold in the fall.
Moderate Mountain Biking