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One of the most epic mountain bike rides of all time, the Whole Enchilada drops over 9,000 feet of vertical and passes through every climate zone imaginable, from high alpine tundra to desert.
10 of the Best MTB Shuttle Runs in the Western USA
Save your legs and focus on the downhill shredding on the 10 best mountain bike shuttle runs in the western USA!
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Looking back up The Whole Enchilada toward the La Sal mountains. Photo: Stanislav Sedov via Flickr Creative Commons
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Mountain biking The Whole Enchilada. Photo: Stanislav Sedov via Flickr Creative Commons
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Enjoying the lower sections of The Whole Enchilada. Photo: Stanislav Sedov via Flickr Creative Commons
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Round Mountain in the Castle Valley, as seen from The Whole Enchilada. Photo: Stanislav Sedov via Flickr Creative Commons
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Rider: Greg Heil
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First Descent Photographer
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Epic Antora View Photographer
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Sweet Singletrack Photographer
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Ouray Airtime Photographer
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Riding Beneath Ouray Photographer
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Old School Cribbing Photographer
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Dropping into a technical rock feature. Photo: dh Reno, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Enjoying some buff singletrack. Photo: dh Reno, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Mountain biking the Wasatch Crest Trail. Rider: John Beebe. Photo: Sam Rice, Courtesy of Jans Jans
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Mountain biking the Wasatch Crest Trail. Rider: John Beebe. Photo: Sam Rice, Courtesy of Jans Jans
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View of the Mount Lowe Railway. Photo: Scrubhiker (USCdyer) via Flickr Creative Commons
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View from the Sam Merrill trail segment. Photo: Scrubhiker (USCdyer) via Flickr Creative Commons
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Dead tress from a wildfire. Photo: Scrubhiker (USCdyer) via Flickr Creative Commons
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View of Pasadena and the Los Angeles skyline. Photo: Scrubhiker (USCdyer) via Flickr Creative Commons
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Bug Springs Trail
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Bug Springs Trail
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Bug Springs Trail
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Bug Springs Trail
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Description
Catching a ride to the top of a gnarly singletrack descent is tough to beat! If you want to save your legs and instead focus on the downhill enduro-style shredding, look no further than this list of recommended shuttle runs. Featured here are 10 of the very best mountain bike shuttles spread across the western United States.
While you’ve undoubtedly heard of epics like The Whole Enchilada and the Downieville Downhill, perhaps others like the Osberg Ridgeline Epic or O'Leary Mountain are new to you. While selecting the trails for this list, we focused on shuttle runs that offer a commercial shuttle option to assist you in your pursuit of singletrack bliss. There may be one or two exceptions, but in general, you should be able to book a spot on a shuttle and get whisked to the top of the nearest mountain for just a few dollars. Whichever trail(s) you choose, you’re guaranteed a fantastic rip on some of the best singletrack in the world!
Adventures
This epic trail provides high alpine ridge top riding at treeline with views for hundreds of miles in all directions, finishing with a ripping descent down the mountain.
A shuttle run of epic proportions, dropping thousands of feet from a mountain top down to a river bottom.
Gorgeous ridge top singletrack riding with a ripping descent to finish—the best trail in Park City!
Known as the "crown jewel" of Oakridge, the Alpine Trail easily ranks among the best shuttle routes in the world.
An epic length point-to-point route that breaks above treeline, providing breathtaking views.
The LA Area's premiere shuttle run!
One of the most epic shuttles in California, if not the entire USA!
One of the most epic and brutally-gnarly shuttle runs in the USA!
Shuttle on the little-known but highly-acclaimed O'Leary Mountain.