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The Best Mountain Biking in Telluride

Looking for the best mountain biking in Telluride? We've got you covered with the top trails, trips, hiking, backpacking, camping and more around Telluride. The detailed guides, photos, and reviews are all submitted by the Outbound community.

Top mountain biking spots in and near Telluride

  • Telluride, Colorado

    Telluride Trail and Coonskin Mountain

    5.19 mi / 2152 ft gain
    Telluride Trail and Coonskin Mountain is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Telluride, Colorado.
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  • Telluride, Colorado

    Fat Bike In Telluride

    5.0
    There are great fat bike trails leaving directly from the town of Telluride, CO with picture-perfect views of the San Juan Mountains. You can leave directly from where the main gondola takes off and go towards Bridal Veil, to the Valley Floor, or combine both for a perfect day of adventure. If yo...
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  • Telluride, Colorado

    Jud Wiebe Memorial Trail

    3.25 mi / 1385 ft gain
    Jud Wiebe Memorial Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Boulder, Colorado.
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  • Mountain Village, Colorado

    Village Trail

    3.52 mi / 243 ft gain
    Village Trail is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Telluride, Colorado.
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  • Mountain Village, Colorado

    Mountain Bike Village Trail

    Take the Gondola from either Telluride or Mountain Village and get off at mid station. Walk up the path, pass the entrance to the bike park, and continue up the gravel road until you come upon signs for the Village Trail. It will start on the maintenance road but will quickly become a narrow path...
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  • Mountain Village, Colorado

    Jurassic Trail

    1.65 mi / 269 ft gain
    Jurassic Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Conifer, Colorado.
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  • Telluride, Colorado

    Eider Creek to Deep Creek to Mill Creek Waterline Trail

    12.31 mi / 3579 ft gain
    Eider Creek to Deep Creek to Mill Creek Waterline Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Telluride, Colorado.
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  • Telluride, Colorado

    Alta Lakes Dispersed Camping

    4.7
    Note: Camping is permitted around the lake. There are approximately 20 undeveloped campsites. For more information, head to the US Forest Service website. Camping Facilities20 campsites that are completely undevelopedCamping is permitted at only the designated campsitesPortable toilets are avail...
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  • Telluride, Colorado

    Alta to Sunshine Trail

    7.42 mi / 1808 ft gain
    Alta to Sunshine Trail is an out-and-back trail located near Telluride, Colorado.
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  • Telluride, Colorado

    San Juan Hut Systems: Telluride to Gateway

    136.69 mi / 10423 ft gain
    San Juan Hut Systems: Telluride to Gateway is a point-to-point trail where you may see local wildlife located near Telluride, Colorado.
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  • Ophir, Colorado

    Swamp Canyon Trail

    4.73 mi / 2028 ft gain
    Swamp Canyon Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Ophir, Colorado.
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  • Ophir, Colorado

    Drive Ophir Pass

    4.5
    8 mi / 2500 ft gain
    Ophir Pass (el. 11,114’), officially known as Forest Service Road #630, is one of the easiest of the high alpine trails in the San Juan mountains, but still can provide trouble to the inexperienced or when bad weather is present, particularly on the western/Ophir downhill side. The pass and road ...
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  • Ridgway, Colorado

    Corkscrew Gulch

    6.96 mi / 3704 ft gain
    Corkscrew Gulch is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Silverton, Colorado.
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  • Durango, Colorado

    Explore Clear Lake

    The road to Clear Lake offers wonderful views of the South Fork Mineral Creek, and the San Juan Mountains. Some people make the 9-mile round-trip hike with 2,600 feet of elevation gain, others drive as far as their vehicle will allow and hike from there, and some make the drive all the way up. It...
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  • Ouray, Colorado

    Yankee Boy Basin OHV Route

    18.9 mi / 4843 ft gain
    Yankee Boy Basin OHV Route is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Ouray, Colorado.
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  • Ophir, Colorado

    Mountain Bike Galloping Goose

    The Galloping Goose Trail near Telluride, Colorado is a bike ride along what once was a historic train route. Plus it’s family friendly and the scenery is phenomenal.The starting point is at the top of Lizard Head Pass at an elevation of 10,200 feet. The scenery, from wildflowers to colorful moun...
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