Dirt Bike Trails
Near Crested Butte, Colorado

Carbon Trail is a 10-mile single-track near the town of Crested Butte, Colorado, that starts off of Kebler Pass with a big creek crossing through Coal Creek. It's not super deep but still requires some technique to get across smoothly. Most of the trail is a wide rocky surface through a beautiful fo...
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Pearl Pass is a challenging, high-altitude route connecting Crested Butte and Aspen, ideal for experienced drivers seeking dramatic alpine views and technical rocky terrain. Spanning roughly 21.8 miles through the stunning Elk Mountains, this historic pass climbs from an elevation of 8,842 feet to a...
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Slate River Road is one of the prettiest drives Crested Butte has to offer. It's a well-maintained dirt road that leads to many activities such as camping, biking, hiking, kayaking, etc. It's passable by most any vehicle and has views that just keep on giving. It has many different camping areas alo...
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This is a great Jeep trail close to Crested Butte. The actual name of the trail is Gunsight Pass, but since access to the pass is no longer allowed I renamed it. The first thing you see after leaving Paradise Divide Road is piles of coal left behind from the Smith Hill Mine which operated from 1884...
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This road starts with very easy and mild terrain, offering a ton of camping options along the way up. The campsites are designated only, and first come, first serve. The road gradually gets more difficult as you move up it, but stays relatively easy till you reach the private property boundary of E...
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Slide Rock Road is a quick offshoot of Washington Gulch Road that offers several campsites along it. This road does get rough and rutted, and it is recommended to have clearance for this road. Beginning at the outhouses and open views of the valley, you quickly come into the aspen grove. This drive ...
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Ferris Creek is a short out-and-back dirt road offering a handful of designated campsites and gorgeous views of Whetstone Mountain. This trail does have two gates on it; be sure to close them after you pass through. This trail has open views and does offer some rock sections featuring small rocks th...
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West Brush Creek is a 5-mile-long Forest Service Road located outside of Crested Butte, Colorado. This road offers access to hiking and biking trails, as well as camping areas in a gorgeous valley. This road takes you back towards Teocalli Mountain, up a valley, along and through rivers. It's a beau...
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Ohio Pass is a beautiful scenic drive that can connect you from Gunnison to Crested Butte, creating a fun opportunity to drive the scenic route. This drive in the fall is especially popular; however, it's beautiful at all times of the year while it's open. This road connects you to Kebler Pass and i...
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Bracken Road is an offshoot of Kebler Pass that offers campsites along the way down to an open meadow. This road is rough and features many large dips, tight trees, and small rock obstacles. The entire road is like this from start to finish. You will need clearance for this road, especially to make ...
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This is a quick and easy road out to more camping and the start of the Dyke Trail. Absolutely gorgeous views up here and easy access to these camp spots. The road itself features minor dips and bumps, but large vehicles and trailers can make it back here with no issue. The route ends at private prop...
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This road offers gorgeous overlook views of Lake Irwin and provides access to the Scarp Ridge Hiking Trail. It does end at private property, so be sure to park in the correct areas for the hike and respect private property boundaries. Most stock vehicles will be able to handle this road, but it is b...
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Poverty Gulch is a fun, relatively easy trail that climbs close to treeline and offers some great scenery along the way. There is parking near the end of the trail where you can continue on foot and hike farther toward the top. The trail is mostly straightforward, and I completed the entire route in...
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This is a fun 3-mile single track that loses 1,700 feet from the south end of Double Top Trail, all the way to Farris Road. As you ride south to north, it starts at the top of a saddle at the intersection with Double Top on a smooth trail, then it drops down towards the town of Crested Butte and has...
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Double Top Trail #405 captures the spirit of high-country single-track riding in Colorado. Spanning 13 miles, this trail features a low point of 10,719 feet and a high point of 11,954 feet, with a total elevation gain of 3,392 feet and a loss of 2,743 feet. Riders can access the trail from either th...
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The Teocalli Mountain trail is 1.6 miles long with 1,000 feet elevation gain, and will likely be ridden in conjunction with the Teocalli Ridge trail. It starts at the north end of West Brush Road, which is the only way to access this trail because Teocalli Ridge is designated directional downhill on...
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Teocalli Ridge is designated by the Forest Service as downhill only for motorized use (north to south). Thus it's all downhill, with tons of big and little drop-offs created from big roots that run across the trail. There's lots of erosion on this trail, creating ruts, troughs, and steep drop-offs. ...
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Paradise Divide is an iconic route in the Crested Butte area that is a dirt road connecting three of the main drainages of the area. This road offers incredible views of the surrounding mountains and takes you to some incredible campsites in Colorado. The terrain along this road varies quite a bit, ...
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Walrod Gulch is a short, single-track trail that connects the Double Top Spur south to Walrod Road, and further south to Cement Creek Road via the very short Warm Springs Trail. Cement Creek Road is a good place to stage for many of the trails in this area because there is a staging area at the begi...
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Block and Tackle is a fun intermediate single track in the Brush Creek riding area of Crested Butte, Colorado. The west half of the trail is slightly harder with more rocks. The east half is flowier through meadows and trees with sweeping curves and smoother dirt. The west half is made up of switchb...
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Pearl Pass is a challenging, high-altitude route connecting Crested Butte and Aspen, ideal for experienced drivers seeking dramatic alpine views and technical rocky terrain. Spanning roughly 21.8 miles through the stunning Elk Mountains, this historic pass climbs from an elevation of 8,842 feet to a...
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Slate River Road is one of the prettiest drives Crested Butte has to offer. It's a well-maintained dirt road that leads to many activities such as camping, biking, hiking, kayaking, etc. It's passable by most any vehicle and has views that just keep on giving. It has many different camping areas alo...
Learn more about Slate River Road

This is a great Jeep trail close to Crested Butte. The actual name of the trail is Gunsight Pass, but since access to the pass is no longer allowed I renamed it. The first thing you see after leaving Paradise Divide Road is piles of coal left behind from the Smith Hill Mine which operated from 1884...
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This road starts with very easy and mild terrain, offering a ton of camping options along the way up. The campsites are designated only, and first come, first serve. The road gradually gets more difficult as you move up it, but stays relatively easy till you reach the private property boundary of E...
Learn more about Washington Gulch Road

Pearl Pass is a challenging, high-altitude route connecting Crested Butte and Aspen, ideal for experienced drivers seeking dramatic alpine views and technical rocky terrain. Spanning roughly 21.8 miles through the stunning Elk Mountains, this historic pass climbs from an elevation of 8,842 feet to a...
Learn more about Pearl Pass

Slate River Road is one of the prettiest drives Crested Butte has to offer. It's a well-maintained dirt road that leads to many activities such as camping, biking, hiking, kayaking, etc. It's passable by most any vehicle and has views that just keep on giving. It has many different camping areas alo...
Learn more about Slate River Road

This is a great Jeep trail close to Crested Butte. The actual name of the trail is Gunsight Pass, but since access to the pass is no longer allowed I renamed it. The first thing you see after leaving Paradise Divide Road is piles of coal left behind from the Smith Hill Mine which operated from 1884...
Learn more about Gunsight Pass

This road starts with very easy and mild terrain, offering a ton of camping options along the way up. The campsites are designated only, and first come, first serve. The road gradually gets more difficult as you move up it, but stays relatively easy till you reach the private property boundary of E...
Learn more about Washington Gulch Road