Prospect

Prospect Trail is the premier single track trail in the Telluride region.

**This trail is part of the Telluride Bike Park and requires a XC or Bike Park Pass during operating days/hours** Daily, June 18 - September 18, 2022: 9 AM - 5 PM, Weekends September 24 - October 9. Ticket is required to access this trail from San Sophia gondola station

Closed until after elk calving this is popularly done from the Gondola Station San Sofia. Ride south to a ski run, go left and up a nice little climb into the woods to a vicious little problem climbing test piece.
Keep going crossing ski runs and contouring the terrain.

Eventually splash across Prospect Creek and climb three switch backs to a connector road with a nasty little pitch forcing all but the most fit to portage up 120 meters to the upper trail. Single track goes to Sundance ski run that goes up to the yurt at the top of lift 10.

There's an upper loop adding 2 miles to the left. This leads to the top of the big rockslide crossed after the tough little climb. Take the left at the yurt or the bootleg trail left at the junction with Sundance.

This loop tops out at the Lynx poma, 11200' then it's all fun flowy single track back down.

If bypassing the upper loop go left dbl track past the yurt. At the next road crossing go left up a bit to the trail down. This is where you drop the seat and turn the shocks to plush. It's a lot of fun with techy spots fast sweeping and a few rough patches. When you get to the end on the ski run go up right to the junction of another ski run, go left 150 meters and trend right past the green gate to a paved street High Country Road. Go left down straight through a stop sign to the junction of yet another ski run. This has been improved into a nice little flow track down through the disc golf course to the gondola Station Town Hall at the bridge.

Access Info

Pass/ticket required for access from Gondola during bike park hours/days. Uphill access is always free for those earning their turns.