Last year when we were in Salida these trails were still under snow in July and we didn’t get to ride them. This year they are open! This loop is a beast at 36 miles with 4635’ of climbing....
Alpine Tunnel Trail
Derek and I rode the Alpine Trail Loop outside of St. Elmo, Colorado about 16 years ago and remembered how cool it was so we decided to ride it again. Our loop was 20.5 miles with 2890′ of climbing...
Starvation Creek Trail
Starvation Creek Trail is fantastically primitive and challenging. We looped it by climbing up Marshall Pass, riding the Colorado Trail for a bit, and then hanging a left to descend Starvation Creek. What a beautiful loop! 24.5 miles with...
Hancock Lake Out and Back
We like mountain lakes and on the map, this ride had a couple. Plus, it passes through yet more beautiful mountain scapes via high alpine riding. Our ride to Hancock Lake wasn’t very far but it was very challenging....
Methodist Mountain, Salida
Last year when we were in Salida for July we rode some of the trails on Methodist Mountain. These trails are purpose built for mountain biking and very close to town. The other day we rode out there again...
Canyon Creek Loop
Our new boondocking home for the next couple weeks in Poncha Springs, Colorado is coincidentally the exact same spot we stayed in last year. It’s nice and quiet with good views of the mountains. We wasted no time in...
Goodbye Del Norte
Our last two rides in Del Norte were versions of rides we already did. We rode another day out at Penitente Canyon but added on a trail called Lunch Gut, and did a full loop of Blue Sky as...
Pronghorn Singletrack
Pronghorn is a fantastic singletrack loop right in Del Norte, CO. The trail was purpose built for mountain biking in 2016 and they did a brilliant job. The area has a mix of rock features, canyons, and big vistas...
Cat Creek/Silver Mountain Trail
Buried in the Rio Grande National Forest, close to nothing, we rode a loop of 22.3 miles with 3,034′ of climbing. This one honestly felt like that much climbing! We started out on a nice wide gravel Forest Road...
Penitente Backcountry
Our mountain bike exploration loop today was 27 miles with 2331′ of climbing. We left from the Penitente Canyon area and rode a series of county and forest service roads, rugged two-track, and even a bit of singletrack out...