Mountain Biking in the United States (page 2)

Desert Southwest

• Nevada
  • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com", "MTBR", "Trails.com"
  • Lake Tahoe area
  • Some rides in the Reno (and northern Lake Tahoe) area (from Great Basin Bicycles)
  • The Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway - "A Future Multi-Use Recreational Trail from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake"
  • The "Reno Wheelmen" cycling club
  • The "Virginia City Epic" ride
  • Trails and races near Austin (central Nevada)
  • Las Vegas/Boulder City area
    • "Basin and Range Trail Advocates" (BARTA-NV), including maps of local trails
    • Photos from a ride at Mount Charleston (from "2fortheroad.net")
    • Tommy Goggia illustrates a ride near Las Vegas
    • "Vegas MTB"
    • Maps of the Red Rock Canyon area near Las Vegas (from "Blue Diamond Bike Outpost")
    • Bootleg Canyon, near Boulder City (including a trail map)
      (See also this "IMBA Epic" page)
• Utah
  • Statewide
    • "Utah.com" bike page (including trails)
    • "UtahMountainbiking.com" (including trails)
    • A list of trails throughout the state (from "Singletrack Treks")
    • Bert Nelson's "Mountain Biking in Utah" page
    • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com", "MTBR", "Trails.com"
  • The Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway
  • The "Skyline Trail, near Ogden
  • Several rides near Vernal (north-east corner of Utah)
  • The annual "24 Hours of Soldier Hollow" race (Wasatch County)
  • Moab
    • "Dreamride's" Moab Trails
    • Philip Greenspun describes a trip to Utah, including a ride on Moab's famous Slickrock Trail
    • More Slickrock Trail photos: from Tommy Goggia; from Dan Simonson
    • More on the Slickrock Trail: from "Utah.com"; from "TrailPeak.com"; from "Altrec.com"
    • The magnificent "Porcupine Rim" trail: An annotated slide show; and Dave Luke's photos;
    • The "Burro Down" ride combines several trails, ending with Porcupine Rim
    • Some more information on rides near Moab: from "GORP" [registration required]; from "Outside Online"; by Greg Thomas; by Keith Flood; from "altrec.com""
    • "Moab for intermediate riders" (from "Outside Online")
    • Still more reports on trips to Moab: by Mike Greiner; from "Oz on Dirt"; by Tom Swenson; by Mark Weaver; by "LoDij" (great photos!); by "Greg & Greg" (photos); by Helen Priest & Jonny Waghorn; from "coolclimbing.com" (photos)
    • Dave Luke describes a guided MTB tour from Grand Junction, Colorado to Moab
    • Illustrated reports on the annual "24 Hours of Moab" endurance race:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for the Moab area. Also, here's a 99 year history of Moab weather
  • Canyonlands National Park
    • Several rides in this park (dirt roads only; no singletrack)
    • The famous "White Rim" trail: An illustrated ride (from "bikesite.com"); a multi-day loop
  • Capitol Reef National Park (dirt roads only; no singletrack): National Park Service page; "GORP" page
  • "Mountain Bike Heaven's" Panguitch trails page
  • Pete Fagerlin illustrates a ride at Gooseberry Mesa (photos and video clips)
  • The "Valley of the Gods" loop (along Cedar Mesa, southeastern Utah)
  • "North Eastern Utah MTB" (Vernal area)
  • Mountain biking in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (southern Utah)
• Arizona
  • Statewide:
    • "Az-FatTire"
    • "MountainBikeAz.Com" (including trails)
    • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com", "MTBR", "Trails.com"
    • Rides in Arizona's national forests
    • René Hokans' list of places to ride in Arizona
    • Pete Fagerlin illustrates several rides in Arizona (photos and video clips)
    • An English couple illustrate their Arizona mountain biking holiday in 2005
    • "Epic Rides.Com"
  • Grand Canyon area
    • Alasdair Arthur's MTB tour near the North Rim
  • Flagstaff area
    • "Flagstaff Biking"
    • Mountain biking at Mount Elden
    • A map of the Dry Lake Hills Loop
  • Sedona
    • "Mountain Bike Heaven's" Sedona trails page
    • An overview of some local trails (from "Sedona Bike and Bean")
    • The Submarine Rock trail
    • Berry Stevens' tips for mountain biking in the Sedona area
    • A map of the Bell Rock Loops
  • Mountain biking near Prescott: from "Altrec.com"
  • The Highline National Recreation Trail (central AZ)
  • Mountain biking in Canyon de Chelly National Monument (northeastern AZ)
  • Places to ride in Phoenix.
  • Tucson area
    • Descriptions of several local rides
      (from "Sonoran Desert Mountain Cyclists")
    • More local rides
      (from "Southern Arizona Mountain Biking Association (SAMBA)")
    • Riding Mount Lemmon
    • A segment of the Arizona Trail (from Molino Basin to Redington Pass)
    • The Kentucky Camp Trail (near Patagonia, 45 miles south of Tucson)
      (See also this "SDMB" description)
  • A ride on the Arizona Trail, near Oracle
  • Rides in the White Mountains (far-eastern AZ): by René Hokans

Rocky Mountains region

• General
  • Tom Purvis's page (contains links to several photos)
• Montana
  • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com" "MTBR", "Trails.com"
  • Mountain biking in the Montana Wilderness - Bitterroot Valley
  • Mountain biking in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (southwestern Montana)
  • Todd Schmidt's scary story from a ride in Montana
• Idaho
  • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com" "MTBR", "Trails.com"
  • North Idaho Trails
  • The Wild Rockies "Unplugged" Mountain Bike Racing Series
  • Dan Simonson describes the Glidden Pass ride (near Burke)
  • The Fisher Creek Trail (Sawtooth Mountains)
  • The "Sawtooth Challenge" multi-sport event, near Stanley
  • Ketchum/Sun Valley area: Trail 142
  • The "Ridge To Rivers" trail system, near Boise
• Wyoming
  • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com", "MTBR", "Trails.com"
  • On and off-road biking (no singletrack) in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
  • Jackson Hole area
    • Mountain biking in Jackson Hole (including Antelope Flats)
  • Mountain biking in Laramie
• Colorado
  • Statewide
    • "TrailCentral.com" Colorado Trails
    • Colorado Mountain Biking
    • The "Colorado Mountain Bike Association" (COMBA)
    • More local trails: from "dirtworld.com", "MTBR", "Trails.com"
    • Colorado's State Parks (several of which have mountain biking trails)
    • Per Löwdin illustrates a visit to several local mountain biking areas
    • Greg Thomas describes several local trails (primarily in the Denver area)
    • "Fat-tire touring in Colorado" (article from "Outside Online")
    • Jonathan Byrd's photos from various parts of the state
    • A report on several riding areas (by Helen Priest & Jonny Waghorn)
  • The "Front Range Cycling" page describes several rides near Fort Collins, Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo
  • Steamboat Springs area
    • Mountain biking at the Steamboat Ski Resort
    • "Mountain biking in Steamboat Springs (from "Outside Online")
    • Several rides in the Routt National Forest
  • Boulder-Denver area
    • Apex Park, Golden
    • Sections of the Colorado Trail near Denver
    • The "Devil's Thumb Park Loop" (west of Denver)
    • The Jackson Creek Loop (Douglas County, southwest of Sedalia)
    • The Jefferson Creek and Red Cone Trails (Park County)
    • The Red Mesa Loop and Strawberry Jack Trail (Jefferson County)
  • Mountain biking at the Winter Park resort
  • Tommy Goggia illustrates a visit to Winter Park and Mount Evans
  • The Meadow Mountain loop (Eagle County, northeast of Minturn)
  • Mountain biking at the Beaver Creek resort
  • Vail area
    • The "Tenth Mountain" hut system (in the mountains near Vail)
      • Two articles from "Outside Online": July 14, 1995; July 3, 1996
    • Photos of mountain biking at Searle Pass (near Dillon)
  • Leadville: Mountain biking around Twin Lakes
  • Chaffee County (Salida, Buena Vista, Poncha Springs)
    • The "Midland Railroad Trail" (near Buena Vista)
    • Trails in the Arkansas River Valley (near Salida), including the Monarch Crest trail
  • Grand Junction/Fruita area
    • The Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA)
    • "Western Colorado Mountain Biking"
    • Grand Valley trail conditions
    • Dave Luke describes a guided MTB tour from Grand Junction to Moab, Utah
    • "Kokopelli's trail" (between Grand Junction and Moab, Utah)
      • COPMOBA's page
      • An article (with map) (from Cyberwest magazine)
      • Another article (from "altrec.com")
    • An article about the Kokopelli, Tabeguache, and Paradox trails
    • "Fruita Singletrack", including a "trail of the month" and the annual "Fat Tire Festival"
    • "LoDij's" photos of mountain biking in Grand Junction and Fruita
    • "The Edge" loop (See also this article)
    • Peter Fagerlin illustrates trips to Fruita in 2001 and 2002 (photos and video clips)
    • Red Rock Riders
    • "Bent Bike Dust club, Whitewater"
  • Colorado Springs
    • The Rampart Trail (east of Woodland Park)
    • The Cheyenne Canyon ride
    • Palmer Park
  • Crested Butte
    • Information about several local trails (from the "Mountain Bike Hall of Fame")
    • "Fat-tire rides in Crested Butte" (from "Outside Online")
    • Tommy Goggia illustrates a visit here
    • Deadman Pass trail
    • Trail 403 (See also this additional article)
    • The Paradise Divide Loop
    • The "Pearl Pass" ride (between Crested Butte and Aspen)
    • An illustrated visit to Crested Butte and Monarch Pass (from "2fortheroad.net")
  • Telluride
    • The Deep Creek Trail
  • Durango
    • "Southwest Colorado Trails Guide"
    • More on mountain biking near Durango
    • Lime Creek Road, north of Purgatory
    • The "Telegraph Trails"
    • The Dry Fork loop
    • The Hermosa Creek Trail
    • The annual "Red Bull Divide & Conquer" multi-sport event
  • Mountain biking in the Rio Grande National Forest (southwestern Colorado)
  • Biking to the Wheeler Geologic Area (near Creede)
• New Mexico
  • Statewide:
    • "Mountain Bike New Mexico" trail reviews
    • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com", "MTBR", "Trails.com"
  • The New Mexico portion of the Great Divide Route
  • The annual "Road Apple Rally" mountain bike race, near Farmington
  • Mountain biking near Red River
  • "Los Alamos Mountain Biking"
  • The El Nogal Loop (near Taos)
  • The Caja del Rio Plateau (north of Santa Fe)
  • The Winsor Trail (near Santa Fe)
  • La Bajada Hill (north of Albuquerque)
  • Mountain biking near Albuquerque and Santa Fe ("Outside Online" article)
  • Some rides near Albuquerque (from "Two Wheel Drive")
  • Summer mountain biking at Sandia Peak
  • Some rides along the Turquoise Trail
  • Riding near La Liendre (a ghost town)
  • Mountain Biking in Southern New Mexico (including trails near Las Cruces)

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