Biking
Biking Tips
The best tip is to pick-up a FREE copy of The Official Mountain Bike and Trail Guide. This book has all the information you need for riding in the area. Request one from our site, or pick one up in town.
This area has over 600 miles of trails from single track to dirt roads. Winter Park Resort has over 50 miles of lift accessible trails and is open early June to Labor Day. The trails offer riding for all abilities. A paved bike path goes from Winter Park Resort 5 miles to the stop light in Fraser. Then a dirt path goes from Fraser to Snow Mountain Ranch.
Click here for more information about how to help keep our trails in great shape.
Road Riding
Grand County offers some great high altitude road rides. Berthoud Pass is a nice climb to the Continental Divide and is eleven miles to the summit from town. Trail Ridge Road, one of the epic rides in the state, opens in late may and is 25 miles to the top from Grand Lake. Willow Creek Pass, CO Hwy 125, is a gentle climb for 26 miles along a river. Gore Pass is out of Kremmling and offers a good but short climb and then some rolling terrain. For easier rides ride to Grand Lake or Hot Sulphur from Winter Park (both about 25 miles one-way).Rules of the road and trails
Ride only on designated trails, Forest Service roads or vehicle roads. If riding on a vehicle road, know that bicycles are legally classified as vehicles. The same rules of the road apply as for a driver of a motor vehicle.
Bicycles must ride with the traffic, not against it. (The opposite of pedestrians who should walk against the flow of traffic.) Obey all traffic signs, including stop signs and stoplights. Bikers must yield to all other trail users. Stop and step aside. Don’t ride off the trail. The uphill rider always has the right-of-way.
Always pass on the left, signaling by voice, “On your left.” If riding in a group, have a site to regroup and make sure no riders get left or lost along the route. Never get so far ahead of riding partners that you can’t get back to them. When you come across a muddy section, PLEASE GET OFF YOUR BIKE AND WALK THROUGH IT. Riding around the section erodes the area.
