8.3 miles
Distance
970 ft
Climb
-2,005 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point

An alternative to the regular ol Prospect Lap. Head up Basin Trail (road) to Meridian for some techy expert singletrack and then link up with Prospect for the downhill back to the Market.

Detailed Description
Basin to Meridian to Prospect CC Loop is a 8 mile popular expert route located near Telluride Colorado. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 2 trails. This route climbs 970 ft with a max elevation of 11,294 ft then descends -2,005 ft.

Trail Products

Comments


We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

Create a FREE account to view route comments and much more.

Create a Free Account

Trails in Route

Details

  • Riding area
    Telluride Bike Park
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Other Activities
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Point to Point
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Hard
More Stats for Basin to Meridian to Prospect CC Loop mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    -1,034 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,564 ft
  • Altitude start
    10,598 ft
  • Altitude end
    9,564 ft
  • Grade
    -2.4%
  • Grade max
    -44.1%
  • Grade min
    38.9%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    6 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,811 ft

Directions

  1. Walk north on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  2. Continue for 100 meters.
  3. Make a right U-turn to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  4. Continue for 100 meters.
  5. Keep left to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  6. Continue for 300 meters.
  7. Keep left to take See Forever/Wasatch Connection.
  8. Continue for 20 meters.
  9. Keep left to take Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  10. Continue for 40 meters.
  11. Make a right U-turn onto See Forever/Wasatch Connection.
  12. Continue for 40 meters.
  13. Make a right U-turn onto Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  14. Continue for 40 meters.
  15. Keep right to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  16. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  17. Keep right to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  18. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  19. Turn left onto Upper Meridian.
  20. Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
  21. Turn left onto Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  22. Continue for 10 meters.
  23. Keep straight to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  24. Continue for 20 meters.
  25. Keep left to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  26. Continue for 30 meters.
  27. Keep straight to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  28. Continue for 30 meters.
  29. Keep right to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  30. Continue for 20 meters.
  31. Keep right to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  32. Continue for 10 meters.
  33. Keep left to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  34. Continue for 20 meters.
  35. Keep left to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  36. Continue for 30 meters.
  37. Keep left to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  38. Continue for 30 meters.
  39. Keep straight to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  40. Continue for 20 meters.
  41. Keep left to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  42. Continue for 10 meters.
  43. Keep right to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  44. Continue for 20 meters.
  45. Keep right to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  46. Continue for 20 meters.
  47. Keep right to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  48. Continue for 50 meters.
  49. Keep straight to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  50. Continue for 20 meters.
  51. Keep straight to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  52. Continue for 50 meters.
  53. Keep straight to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  54. Continue for 30 meters.
  55. Keep right to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  56. Continue for 50 meters.
  57. Keep right to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  58. Continue for 40 meters.
  59. Keep straight to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  60. Continue for 20 meters.
  61. Bear left to stay on Basin 'Trail' - Access Road.
  62. Continue for 30 meters.
  63. Turn left onto Prospect.
  64. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  65. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  66. Continue for 80 meters.
  67. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  68. Continue for 30 meters.
  69. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  70. Continue for 90 meters.
  71. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  72. Continue for 20 meters.
  73. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  74. Continue for 20 meters.
  75. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  76. Continue for 20 meters.
  77. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  78. Continue for 80 meters.
  79. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  80. Continue for 60 meters.
  81. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  82. Continue for 10 meters.
  83. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  84. Continue for 40 meters.
  85. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  86. Continue for 80 meters.
  87. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  88. Continue for 50 meters.
  89. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  90. Continue for 30 meters.
  91. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  92. Continue for 40 meters.
  93. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  94. Continue for 50 meters.
  95. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  96. Continue for 60 meters.
  97. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  98. Continue for 60 meters.
  99. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  100. Continue for 30 meters.
  101. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  102. Continue for 80 meters.
  103. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  104. Continue for 90 meters.
  105. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  106. Continue for 10 meters.
  107. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  108. Continue for 40 meters.
  109. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  110. Continue for 80 meters.
  111. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  112. Continue for 20 meters.
  113. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  114. Continue for 20 meters.
  115. Bear right to stay on Prospect.
  116. Continue for 50 meters.
  117. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  118. Continue for 50 meters.
  119. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  120. Continue for 70 meters.
  121. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  122. Continue for 70 meters.
  123. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  124. Continue for 100 meters.
  125. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  126. Continue for 40 meters.
  127. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  128. Continue for 60 meters.
  129. Make a sharp left to stay on Prospect.
  130. Continue for 40 meters.
  131. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  132. Continue for 80 meters.
  133. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  134. Continue for 60 meters.
  135. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  136. Continue for 40 meters.
  137. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  138. Continue for 100 meters.
  139. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  140. Continue for 30 meters.
  141. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  142. Continue for 20 meters.
  143. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  144. Continue for 60 meters.
  145. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  146. Continue for 30 meters.
  147. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  148. Continue for 100 meters.
  149. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  150. Continue for 40 meters.
  151. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  152. Continue for 100 meters.
  153. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  154. Continue for 100 meters.
  155. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  156. Continue for 50 meters.
  157. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  158. Continue for 40 meters.
  159. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  160. Continue for 50 meters.
  161. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  162. Continue for 80 meters.
  163. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  164. Continue for 20 meters.
  165. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  166. Continue for 100 meters.
  167. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  168. Continue for 200 meters.
  169. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  170. Continue for 70 meters.
  171. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  172. Continue for 60 meters.
  173. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  174. Continue for 50 meters.
  175. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  176. Continue for 90 meters.
  177. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  178. Continue for 20 meters.
  179. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  180. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  181. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  182. Continue for 40 meters.
  183. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  184. Continue for 30 meters.
  185. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  186. Continue for 20 meters.
  187. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  188. Continue for 40 meters.
  189. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  190. Continue for 40 meters.
  191. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  192. Continue for 30 meters.
  193. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  194. Continue for 20 meters.
  195. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  196. Continue for 40 meters.
  197. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  198. Continue for 400 meters.
  199. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  200. Continue for 30 meters.
  201. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  202. Continue for 20 meters.
  203. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  204. Continue for 20 meters.
  205. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  206. Continue for 40 meters.
  207. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  208. Continue for 30 meters.
  209. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  210. Continue for 30 meters.
  211. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  212. Continue for 30 meters.
  213. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  214. Continue for 30 meters.
  215. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  216. Continue for 30 meters.
  217. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  218. Continue for 50 meters.
  219. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  220. Continue for 10 meters.
  221. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  222. Continue for 40 meters.
  223. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  224. Continue for 20 meters.
  225. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  226. Continue for 30 meters.
  227. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  228. Continue for 30 meters.
  229. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  230. Continue for 30 meters.
  231. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  232. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  233. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  234. Continue for 60 meters.
  235. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  236. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  237. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  238. Continue for 20 meters.
  239. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  240. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  241. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  242. Continue for 10 meters.
  243. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  244. Continue for 30 meters.
  245. Bear right to stay on Prospect.
  246. Continue for 20 meters.
  247. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  248. Continue for 30 meters.
  249. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  250. Continue for 20 meters.
  251. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  252. Continue for 10 meters.
  253. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  254. Continue for 10 meters.
  255. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  256. Continue for 20 meters.
  257. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  258. Continue for 50 meters.
  259. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  260. Continue for 10 meters.
  261. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  262. Continue for 20 meters.
  263. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  264. Continue for 10 meters.
  265. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  266. Continue for 20 meters.
  267. Turn right to stay on Prospect.
  268. Continue for 30 meters.
  269. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  270. Continue for 20 meters.
  271. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  272. Continue for 50 meters.
  273. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  274. Continue for 40 meters.
  275. Turn left to stay on Prospect.
  276. Continue for 30 meters.
  277. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  278. Continue for 30 meters.
  279. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  280. Continue for 50 meters.
  281. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  282. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  283. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  284. Continue for 60 meters.
  285. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  286. Continue for 20 meters.
  287. Bear left to stay on Prospect.
  288. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  289. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  290. Continue for 50 meters.
  291. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  292. Continue for 20 meters.
  293. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  294. Continue for 90 meters.
  295. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  296. Continue for 70 meters.
  297. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  298. Continue for 70 meters.
  299. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  300. Continue for 40 meters.
  301. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  302. Continue for 60 meters.
  303. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  304. Continue for 20 meters.
  305. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  306. Continue for 60 meters.
  307. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  308. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  309. Keep right to stay on Prospect.
  310. Continue for 30 meters.
  311. Keep left to stay on Prospect.
  312. Continue for 20 meters.
  313. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  314. Continue for 20 meters.
  315. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  316. Continue for 10 meters.
  317. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  318. Continue for 30 meters.
  319. Keep straight to stay on Prospect.
  320. Continue for 40 meters.
no votes yet
close
  • BasemapMap 
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
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
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
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.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x 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
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
Trail transparency
view larger map

Photos

more photos »
27
43

Recent Trail Reports Along Route

statustraildateconditiondescription
Meridian
Aug 16, 2024 @ 8:49am
Aug 16, 2024
Basin 'Trail' - Access Road
Jul 2, 2024 @ 9:39am
Jul 2, 2024
Open for summer '24
more reports »
  • By Deedub3 Telluride & contributors
  • #52828 - 118 views