Durango Colorado has one of the best mountain bike trail systems anywhere! Our intermediate tour will showcase awesome singletrack found at lower elevations than our Colorado Trail Tour, yet we’ll still ride some of the best trails this remarkable area offers, including Hermosa Creek Trail, parts of the Colorado Trail and a mostly all day descent to Junction Creek. We return each evening to a comfortable base camp located at Junction Creek.
Itinerary
Day 1 – Ride: Trails: Camp: Junction Creek campground Meals: lunch and dinner Snacks included on all days!
Day 2 – After a hearty breakfast, we’ll head to our ride on the famous Hermosa Creek Trail above Purgatory Ski Resort. This 20-mile trail is a classic in Durango and includes rolling terrain with lots of descending on buffed singletrack. This is a great ride to test and improve your singletrack skills, as we’ll encounter a variety of trail conditions and terrain. Your guides are great instructors and are happy to offer helpful tips and pointers on riding techniques – just ask! We finish the ride near Hermosa where a vehicle will be waiting for a quick shuttle back to base camp.
Day 3 – Elevation: 5,000 ft Today we’ll ride a section of the Colorado Trail high above Durango. This ride is sure to test your downhill riding technique as the trail loses 5,000 ft. over 26 miles! There is one 1,000-ft. climb in the middle of the ride but that just means more descending! This is one of our favorite sections of trail in all of Colorado.
Day 4 – 15-25 miles | 10,000 ft –
Elevation: 5,000 ft Distance: 15-25 miles | Elevation: 10,000 ft