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SaveSalida trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped hundreds of trails and shared hundreds of photos in this region. Supported activity types include Hiking, Trail Running, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, E-Biking, Adaptive Biking, Skiing, Horseback, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading and Winter Fat Biking. Popular destinations include Monarch Mountain, Methodist Mountain Trail System and Arkansas Hills Trails.
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- Mountain Bike
216 trails
- E-Bike
71 trails
- Gravel Bike
111 trails
- Adaptive Bike
70 trails
- Winter Fat Bike
2 trails
- Horse
48 trails
- Hike
231 trails
- Trail Running
231 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
46 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
19 trails
- Downhill Ski
67 trails
Region Details
- 84
- 18
- 21
- 44
- 45
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Aug 27, 2026
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 298
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 216
- Trails E-Bike
- 71
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 111
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 70
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 2
- Trails Horse
- 48
- Trails Hike
- 231
- Trails Trail Running
- 231
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 46
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 19
- Trails Snowmobile
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 4
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 67
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 612 miles
- Total Descent
- 106,477 ft
- Total Vertical
- 7,690 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 14,214 ft
- Reports
- 1,736
- Photos
- 445
- Completed Counter
- 79,688
Sub Regions
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Arkansas Hills Trails
- 5
- 9
- 12
- 2
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Methodist Mountain Trail System
- 5
- 6
- 14
- 5
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Monarch Pass
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Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
Popular Salida Mountain Biking Trails
• 90 ★ 4.7 • 10 miles • 1,005 ft • 2,139 •
is an epic High Country ride! Super popular and for good reason. After you climb the dirt road and do a short climb, the views are amazing, and then more amazing as you navigate between small peaks. The views are 360 and you can see...
• 85 ★ 3.9 • 3 miles • 615 ft • 2,033 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 46 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.2 • 4,751 ft • 200 ft • 1,998 •
Many of the rides on the Arkansas Hills system will start out with a climb that includes . It is an easy/intermediate trail that climbs out of the S-Mountain parking lot. It meanders up and around a few hills and then meets the spiral...
• 85 ★ 4.3 • 4 miles • 96 ft • 1,975 •
A challenging and lengthy trail that runs from near the top of windy peak down to the start of Rainbow. It's an 1800+ foot drop that crosses almost every kind of trail you can imagine. From loamy flow to hard scrabble to baby head rocks...
• 85 ★ 3.6 • 2 miles • 243 ft • 1,746 •
You've made your way past the slower traffic on and . Your legs are still feeling pretty good and you want more miles before heading back to town. Enter . Expect small rocks, big rocks, rocks you may want to pick your bike up and over....
• 100 ★ 3.7 • 2 miles • 385 ft • 1,671 •
The newest additions to the Arkansas Hills Trail System! was completed in December of 2016. Spicy XC trail, fun on the way down (mostly down, has some pedally bits), pretty easy on the way up.
• 100 ★ 4.3 • 2 miles • 160 ft • 1,657 •
is the heart of the Salida Mountain Trails system. With it, you can really create a lot of different loops to explore the trail system. starts at the end of - very convenient. is a fun, swoopy trail. It's got some rocks, but is not...
• 95 ★ 4.5 • 3 miles • 13 ft • 1,592 •
is a classic Salida trail that dates back to some of the pioneers of mountain biking. It has to be one of the better technical downhills in the area. It has recently had the upper portion rerouted to avoid areas that the Forrest Service...
Salida Mountain Bike Routes
Cottonwood Tour Featured
★ 3.7 • 22 miles • 2,663 ft • 14 • Loop •
This route connects some of the best trails around Salida in the S mountain area. Some connectors are not...
Canyon Creek - Sawatch Featured
★ 5.0 • 19 miles • 3,671 ft • 5 • Loop •
The Monarch Crest receives all the attention, however its the lesser known that deserves more of that...
★ 4.2 • 35 miles • 2,660 ft • 5 • Point to Point •
The typical Monarch Crest route, starting from the ski area, traversing to Marshall Pass.
★ 2.7 • 27 miles • 1,821 ft • 3 • Shuttled •
Popular modified version of the traditional Monarch Crest IMBA classic MTB shuttle route, which skips the...
★ 5.0 • 80 miles • 10,598 ft • 10 • Point to Point •
Put on your big kid pants, grab plenty of snacks, and earn your turns on five (more if you count parts of...
★ 5.0 • 22 miles • 2,943 ft • 13 • Loop •
The Cottonwood Tour but with The Dude Abides detour joining up to North Backbone instead of the full North...
Photos of Salida Mountain Bike
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Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Marshall Pass Road | Aug 27, 2026 @ 9:24am (America/Denver) Aug 27, 2026 | Ideal | okiecalvin | ||
| Rainbow to Silver Creek Connector | Aug 27, 2026 @ 9:24am (America/Denver) Aug 27, 2026 | Ideal | okiecalvin | ||
| Marshall Pass Road | Aug 27, 2026 @ 9:24am (America/Denver) Aug 27, 2026 | Ideal | okiecalvin | ||
| Rainbow | Aug 27, 2026 @ 9:24am (America/Denver) Aug 27, 2026 | Ideal | okiecalvin | ||
| Silver Creek | Aug 27, 2026 @ 9:24am (America/Denver) Aug 27, 2026 | Ideal | okiecalvin | ||
| CT - Marshall Pass | Aug 27, 2026 @ 9:24am (America/Denver) Aug 27, 2026 | Ideal | okiecalvin | ||
| Poncha Creek- FSR 203 | Aug 27, 2026 @ 9:24am (America/Denver) Aug 27, 2026 | Ideal | okiecalvin | ||
| Burn Pile Trail | Aug 8, 2026 @ 1:24pm (America/Denver) Aug 8, 2026 | Very Dry | dashraces | ||
| Spiral Drive | Aug 8, 2026 @ 1:24pm (America/Denver) Aug 8, 2026 | Dry | dashraces | ||
| Frontside | Aug 8, 2026 @ 1:24pm (America/Denver) Aug 8, 2026 | Very Dry | dashraces |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Colorado Trail (Bike)
- Mountain Bike
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Continental Divide Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrandonKittle | wishlist | route | activity #103316985 | Sep 7, 2026 @ 7:41pm 8 hours |
| eliottooo | wishlist | trail | activity #103258862 | Sep 7, 2026 @ 7:41am 20 hours |
| eliottooo | wishlist | trail | activity #103225392 and 1 more | Sep 6, 2026 @ 3:23pm 1 day |
| DHarvey1 | comment | trail | activity #103216811 | Sep 6, 2026 @ 1:29pm 2 days |
| Baildozer | wishlist | trail | activity #103141252 and 1 more | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:40pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This road is terrible. I would say 1/3 is what... | Sep 6, 2026 @ 1:29pm 2 days | ||
| report | Uwawwwswuwww we iwqwwqw we wqwwww | Sep 2, 2026 @ 10:11am Sep 2, 2026 | ||
| trail | Fun, flowy trail! | Aug 29, 2026 @ 7:09am Aug 29, 2026 | ||
| trail | We rode this trail yesterday. The trail... | Aug 29, 2026 @ 7:07am Aug 29, 2026 | ||
| trail | Many of the complaints on this website boil... | Aug 23, 2026 @ 1:40pm Aug 23, 2026 |
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Top 10 Trails25 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge17 awarded -
Big Ride 30k6,096 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k2,547 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge254 awarded -
Completionist3 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| Monarch Mountain | bike park | Salida |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
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| Mountain Bike | 216 | 571 miles | 93,468 ft | 255 miles | 7,690 ft | #168 | #63 | 409 | 1,735 | 37 | 41,579 | |
| E-Bike | 71 | 275 miles | 45,771 ft | 119 miles | 7,251 ft | #435 | #707 | 1,481 | 2 | 1,422 | ||
| Gravel Bike | 111 | 250 miles | 22,073 ft | 93 miles | 5,384 ft | #158 | #63 | 126 | 1 | 445 | ||
| Adaptive Bike | 70 | 158 miles | 13,720 ft | 60 miles | 5,384 ft | #150 | #101 | 167 | 1 | |||
| Winter Fat Bike | 2 | 5 miles | 33 ft | 1,706 ft | 4,150 ft | #1,789 | #314 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Horse | 48 | 241 miles | 39,144 ft | 102 miles | 5,869 ft | #101 | #296 | 454 | 2 | |||
| Hike | 231 | 591 miles | 94,373 ft | 258 miles | 7,690 ft | #145 | #79 | 32 | 1,723 | 31 | 4,636 | |
| Trail Running | 231 | 591 miles | 94,373 ft | 258 miles | 7,690 ft | #135 | #63 | 1,723 | 32 | 2,070 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 46 | 237 miles | 37,605 ft | 107 miles | 7,244 ft | #87 | #55 | 438 | 2 | 83 | ||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 19 | 81 miles | 6,017 ft | 27 miles | 4,843 ft | #208 | #89 | 3 | 415 | 1 | 6 | |
| Snowmobile | 4 | 8 miles | 62 ft | 1,877 ft | 2,897 ft | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 4 | 8 miles | 62 ft | 1,877 ft | 2,897 ft | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||||
| Downhill Ski | 67 | 21 miles | 12,106 ft | 15 miles | 1,053 ft | #218 | #90 | 2,301 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 4 miles | 190 ft | 2,897 ft | 304 | |||||||
| Nordic Ski | 3 | 4 miles | 62 ft | 1,686 ft | 1,030 ft | 107 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Salida
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What are the best places to ride in Salida?
Salida has 5 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Salida?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Salida are:
- South Fooses Creek (4.5/5)
- CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail (4.5/5)
- Hooligan (4.5/5)
- Rusty Lung (4.4/5)
- Cottonwood (4.4/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Salida?
Based on activity log data, the most popular months to ride in Salida are:
- August (834 activities)
- July (816 activities)
- September (643 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Salida?
There are 33 parking locations listed in Salida. The most popular parking spots are: View all parking and trailhead locations on the map to plan your visit.
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