I'll be doing the Colorado Trail in early July, going from Denver to Durango.
Assuming I'm not sick of biking and have a few days left before flying back to Canada, where would you go?
I can fly out of Salt Lake City or Denver so there's a fair amount of choices such as hitting the Whole Enchilada in Moab.
I'm worried about the heat though...
If you had 3 days to bike in the SLC - Denver - Durango triangle, where would you go?
I'm an experienced trail rider but am not into big air nor drops. As a reference I've done both Porcupine Rim and Poison Spider in the past and really liked them.
Finishing in Durango gives you a lot of options. I'm in Cortez, which is 45min to the west of Durango, on your way to Moab.
After riding 475 miles on the CT, are you looking to ride different style terrain with less climbing? More desert/high desert or want to keep riding high country?
Moab in July can be brutal, Whole Enchilada is spectacular and since you start higher you wouldn't hit the heat til the lower half most likely. Could still be warm up top though.
I think Southwest CO has some of the best riding in the country. I'd be glad to recommend some spots or even show you around some of our local trails in the Mancos/Cortez/Dolores area just outside Durango
I would recommend Crested Butte 1st, Snowmass 2nd, Durango 3rd. If you make it to Snowmass, I'd be glad to recommend some spots or even show you around some of our local trails in the Snowmass area. Cheers.
I will be in the same area in the next week. Any trail recommendations in snowmass or Crested butte?
What kind of riding? Both areas are a ton of fun. The DH trails at Snowmass are pretty fun, though there's not a huge variety. Valhalla is a blast though, and I hear there might be a new trail they build for the EWS
Crested Butte is all time, I don't know how much snow is hanging around. The Yeti Cycles crew was just down there, and judging form social media, it looked like a darn good time.