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- Mountain Bike
216 trails
- E-Bike
69 trails
- Gravel Bike
24 trails
- Adaptive Bike
0 trails
- Winter Fat Bike
0 trails
- Horse
48 trails
- Hike
231 trails
- Trail Running
231 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
45 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
18 trails
- Downhill Ski
67 trails
Region Details
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Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 296
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 216
- Trails E-Bike
- 69
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 24
- Trails Horse
- 48
- Trails Hike
- 231
- Trails Trail Running
- 231
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 45
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 18
- Trails Snowmobile
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 4
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 67
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 612 miles
- Total Descent
- 106,037 ft
- Total Vertical
- 7,690 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 14,214 ft
- Reports
- 1,724
- Photos
- 446
- Ridden Counter
- 77,098
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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 • 2,043 •
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...
• 100 ★ 4.2 • 4,751 ft • 200 ft • 1,961 •
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...
• 90 ★ 3.8 • 3 miles • 615 ft • 1,945 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 46 minutes to complete this trail.
• 90 ★ 4.3 • 4 miles • 96 ft • 1,892 •
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 • 1,727 •
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....
• 95 ★ 3.7 • 2 miles • 385 ft • 1,648 •
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 • 1,615 •
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 • 1,561 •
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
Videos of Salida Mountain Bike
trail: Solstice
0:08 |
53 |
Mar 4, 2025
trail: Starvation Creek
2:55 |
69 |
Nov 4, 2022
trail: Tenderfoot Trail
11:59 |
75 |
Nov 9, 2021
trail: Solstice
4:23 |
343 |
Nov 11, 2020
trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
0:54 |
5729 |
Aug 25, 2020
trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
0:27 |
47 |
Aug 5, 2020
trail: CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail
18:57 |
30 |
Dec 10, 2019
trail: Cottonwood
0:18 |
319 |
Jul 29, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Monarch Spur Connector | Jul 19, 2026 @ 4:46pm (America/Denver) 3 days | Dry | IndianaGirl O'Bannon | ||
| CDT - Basin View | Jul 19, 2026 @ 7:14pm (America/Denver) 2 days | Unknown | IndianaGirl O'Bannon | ||
| Monarch Ridge | Jul 19, 2026 @ 7:14pm (America/Denver) 2 days | Unknown | IndianaGirl O'Bannon | ||
| Tram Access | Jul 19, 2026 @ 10:36am (America/Denver) 3 days | Unknown | IndianaGirl O'Bannon | ||
| Rainbow | Jul 19, 2026 @ 10:36am (America/Denver) 3 days | Ideal | IndianaGirl O'Bannon | ||
| Silver Creek | Jul 19, 2026 @ 10:36am (America/Denver) 3 days | Ideal | IndianaGirl O'Bannon | ||
| CT - Marshall Pass | Jul 19, 2026 @ 10:36am (America/Denver) 3 days | Ideal | IndianaGirl O'Bannon | ||
| Marshall Rd Connector | Jul 19, 2026 @ 10:36am (America/Denver) 3 days | Dry | IndianaGirl O'Bannon | ||
| CDT CT - Monarch Crest Trail | Jul 19, 2026 @ 10:36am (America/Denver) 3 days | Variable | IndianaGirl O'Bannon | ||
| Dirt Road | Jul 18, 2026 @ 10:21am (America/Denver) Jul 18, 2026 | Ideal | DekeMTB |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Colorado Trail (Bike)
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Continental Divide Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
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| philipKa88wV | wishlist | route | activity #99724413 | Jul 21, 2026 @ 8:51pm 8 hours |
| SamStadelman | wishlist | route | activity #99713303 | Jul 21, 2026 @ 4:57pm 12 hours |
| snackronym | wishlist | trail | activity #99694099 | Jul 21, 2026 @ 11:17am 18 hours |
| musicisgood | add | video | activity #99689043 and 1 more | Jul 21, 2026 @ 10:12am 19 hours |
| musicisgood | add | photo | activity #99688642 | Jul 21, 2026 @ 10:08am 19 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| trail | No two ways to put it. This is a big climb but... | Jul 20, 2026 @ 8:15pm 1 day | ||
| trail | Greens creek is running perfect right now. I... | Jul 20, 2026 @ 8:10pm 1 day | ||
| trail | fun section. definitely not black, mostly... | Jul 16, 2026 @ 9:21am Jul 16, 2026 | ||
| trail | Some really interesting and challenging tech,... | Jun 25, 2026 @ 11:07am Jun 25, 2026 | ||
| trail | The new top section is a boring, bland,... | Jun 24, 2026 @ 8:10am Jun 24, 2026 |
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Top 10 Trails26 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge17 awarded -
Big Ride 30k5,992 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k2,496 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge251 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 | ridelogs |
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| Mountain Bike | 216 | 572 miles | 93,028 ft | 254 miles | 7,690 ft | #162 | #61 | 413 | 1,723 | 37 | 40,180 | |
| E-Bike | 69 | 275 miles | 46,076 ft | 120 miles | 7,251 ft | #401 | #704 | 1,469 | 2 | 1,278 | ||
| Gravel Bike | 24 | 82 miles | 9,081 ft | 34 miles | 4,934 ft | #148 | #804 | 126 | 1 | 388 | ||
| Horse | 48 | 241 miles | 39,144 ft | 102 miles | 5,869 ft | #94 | #365 | 454 | 2 | |||
| Hike | 231 | 592 miles | 93,934 ft | 257 miles | 7,690 ft | #131 | #77 | 34 | 1,712 | 31 | 4,313 | |
| Trail Running | 231 | 592 miles | 93,934 ft | 257 miles | 7,690 ft | #122 | #59 | 1,712 | 32 | 2,008 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 45 | 233 miles | 37,556 ft | 106 miles | 7,244 ft | #89 | #55 | 437 | 2 | 71 | ||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 18 | 78 miles | 5,968 ft | 26 miles | 4,393 ft | #211 | #81 | 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 | #224 | #89 | 2,301 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 4 miles | 190 ft | 2,897 ft | 301 | |||||||
| 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 ride log data, the most popular months to ride in Salida are:
- July (531 activities)
- August (393 activities)
- September (376 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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