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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
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- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
199 trails
- E-Bike
53 trails
- Hike
204 trails
- Trail Running
204 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
38 trails
Region Details
- 78
- 11
- 20
- 41
- 45
- 3
Region Status
Open as of Jun 23, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 203
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 199
- Trails E-Bike
- 53
- Trails Horse
- 41
- Trails Hike
- 204
- Trails Trail Running
- 204
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 38
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 11
- Total Distance
- 552 miles
- Total Descent
- 93,907 ft
- Total Vertical
- 7,683 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 14,207 ft
- Reports
- 928
- Photos
- 342
- Ridden Counter
- 34,701
Sub Regions
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Arkansas Hills Trails
- 5
- 8
- 11
- 2
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Methodist Mountain Trail System
- 5
- 10
- 4
Popular Salida Mountain Biking Trails
Salida Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Cottonwood Tour | 22 miles | |
Canyon Creek - Sawatch | 19 miles | |
Monarch Crest - The Classic | 35 miles | |
North Backbone Trail | 8 miles | |
Monarch Crest / Starvation Creek | 29 miles | |
Colorado Trail: Segment 15 | 14 miles | |
Raining Gutz | 16 miles | |
Front Side, Tenderfoot, Little Rattler and Spiral Trail | 8 miles | |
S-Mtn Chicken for Dinner | 10 miles | |
Spartans and Sols | 12 miles |
Photos of Salida Mountain Bike
trail: Monarch Crest Tramway
8 |
Dec 27, 2022 @ 12:25pm
Dec 27, 2022
trail: Silver Creek
101 |
Jul 13, 2020 @ 3:48pm
Jul 13, 2020
trail: Silver Creek
118 |
Aug 7, 2019 @ 4:36pm
Aug 7, 2019
trail: Backbone
112 |
May 22, 2017 @ 7:56pm
May 22, 2017
trail: North Backbone
490 | | 2 comments
Nov 4, 2016 @ 9:38am
Nov 4, 2016
trail: Backbone
575 |
Feb 10, 2016 @ 6:19pm
Feb 10, 2016
trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
512 |
May 28, 2013 @ 1:41pm
May 28, 2013
trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
449 |
Feb 28, 2012 @ 5:18pm
Feb 28, 2012Videos of Salida Mountain Bike

trail: Starvation Creek
5 |
Nov 4, 2022

trail: Tenderfoot Trail
26 |
Nov 9, 2021

trail: Solstice
200 |
Nov 11, 2020

trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
1:54 |
5684 |
Aug 25, 2020

trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
0:27 |
42 |
Aug 5, 2020

trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
18:57 |
28 |
Dec 10, 2019

trail: Cottonwood
0:18 |
297 |
Jul 29, 2016

trail: Rusty Lung
7:24 |
34 |
Oct 31, 2022 , Salida
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Beasway Trail (formerly Salsa Tr.) | Jan 22, 2023 @ 8:59am Jan 22, 2023 | Unknown | machoprincess | Seasonal closure |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Rusty Lung | Jan 10, 2023 @ 7:12am Jan 10, 2023 | Variable | machoprincess | ||
Tenderfoot Trail | Jan 9, 2023 @ 2:17pm Jan 9, 2023 | Variable | machoprincess | ||
Frontside | Jan 9, 2023 @ 2:16pm Jan 9, 2023 | Variable | machoprincess | ||
Rise N Shine | Jan 6, 2023 @ 1:08pm Jan 6, 2023 | Wet | Steven0Ng2ru | ||
Chicken Dinner | Oct 19, 2022 @ 12:47am Oct 19, 2022 | Dry | GnarlyRide | ||
Hillside Access | Oct 19, 2022 @ 12:47am Oct 19, 2022 | Dry | GnarlyRide | ||
CT - Marshall Pass | Oct 15, 2022 @ 7:53am Oct 15, 2022 | Ideal | jaslowuphillabq | ||
Silver Creek | Oct 15, 2022 @ 12:53am Oct 15, 2022 | Dry | jaslowuphillabq | ||
Rainbow | Oct 15, 2022 @ 12:53am Oct 15, 2022 | Ideal | jaslowuphillabq | ||
Spartan connector | Sep 30, 2022 @ 8:51am Sep 30, 2022 | Wet | GnarlyRide |
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 | |
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![]() | y9pema | wishlist | trail | The Dude Abides | Jan 31, 2023 @ 4:29pm 9 hours |
![]() | y9pema | wishlist | trail | El Duderino | Jan 31, 2023 @ 4:29pm 9 hours |
![]() | MKadatz2 | wishlist | trail | CT - Mount Princeton | Jan 24, 2023 @ 3:04am Jan 24, 2023 |
![]() | machoprincess | add | report | Beasway Trail (formerly Salsa Tr.) | Jan 22, 2023 @ 8:59am Jan 22, 2023 |
![]() | Lukemarshall | wishlist | route | Monarch Crest - The Classic | Jan 21, 2023 @ 10:02am Jan 21, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | I love this trail. | Nov 9, 2022 @ 10:14am Nov 9, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Loads of chunky goodness. Yeah it's harder... | Oct 23, 2022 @ 2:40pm Oct 23, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Awesome trail! 10/10. Best descent off the crest | Sep 29, 2022 @ 6:27pm Sep 29, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Really fun black trail! Got some steep chunk... | Sep 29, 2022 @ 6:19pm Sep 29, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Nice. | Aug 23, 2022 @ 3:44pm Aug 23, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k3,088 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k894 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,342 awarded -
10 Blue Trails249 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k253 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge5 awarded
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 199 | 542 miles | 93,366 ft | 256 miles | 7,684 ft | #221 | #106 | 312 | 926 | 25 | 17,582 | |
E-Bike | 53 | 241 miles | 44,534 ft | 115 miles | 7,244 ft | #425 | #122 | 812 | 1 | 153 | ||
Horse | 41 | 210 miles | 39,091 ft | 99 miles | 5,869 ft | 345 | 1 | |||||
Hike | 204 | 552 miles | 93,907 ft | 258 miles | 7,684 ft | #160 | #93 | 26 | 926 | 22 | 742 | |
Trail Running | 204 | 552 miles | 93,907 ft | 258 miles | 7,684 ft | #159 | #92 | 926 | 22 | 378 | ||
Dirtbike/Moto | 38 | 196 miles | 33,681 ft | 96 miles | 7,244 ft | #18 | #14 | 343 | 1 | 23 | ||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 11 | 57 miles | 7,428 ft | 27 miles | 4,249 ft | 3 | 337 | 1 | 6 |
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Trailforks & contributors
- Admins: jpmcghee, msmcfate, cmcquade, SMT
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