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Mountain Biking
There are many, many miles of trails and roads accessible by mountain bike on the GMUG National Forest. Our many single- track backcountry trails offer riders of all levels of experience a wide variety of riding terrain. Pedal along our many numbered roads and trails, except in wilderness areas or other trails as posted.
Mountain Biking Areas
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Grand Mesa
- Aqueduct #753
- Battlement #527
- Beaver #516
- Black Pine #647
- Blue Lake #707.1A
- Bonham #512
- Boundary #525
- Boundary Cutoff #526
- Brush Creek #529
- Bull Basin #507
- Bull and Brown #724
- Burn #522
- Buzzard #536
- Buzzard Park #519
- Carpenter #510
- Carson Lake #728
- Cedar Mesa #718
- Coal Creek #702
- Coal Creek Basin #703
- Cottonwood #712
- Crag Crest Loop #711.1A
- Crum Reservoir #511
- Deep Creek #709
- Deep Creek Cutoff #709.1
- Divide #523
- Drop Off #726
- East Brush Creek #504
- East Leon #730
- Elk Park #720
- Ella #732
- Eureka #734
- Eureka Cutoff #734.1A
- Farmers #727
- Flowing Park #715.1A
- Fruita Picnic Site
- Green Mountain #719
- Greenwood #721
- Hawxhurst #530
- Hay Park #729
- Haypress #662
- High #515
- Hightower #524
- Indian Point #715
- Indian Point Cutoff #708
- Kannah Creek #706
- Kimball Creek #532
- Lake Of The Woods #506
- Last Chance #731
- Leon Lake trail #717
- Lily Lake #509
- Little Dolores #648
- Mesa Creek #505
- Mesa Top #714
- Monument #518
- Owens Loop #539
- Point Camp #725
- Porter Cutoff #535
- Porter Mountain #534
- Power Line #520
- Reservoir - 1 #663
- Ridge #646
- Rim View #533
- Salt Creek #514
- Scotland #752
- Silver Spruce #517
- Sissy #716
- Skimmed Milk #754
- Smalley Mountain #531
- Spring Camp #707
- Switchback #705
- Triangle Stomp #736
- Trout Lake #743
- Turkey Flats #661
- Two Peak #521
- West Bench #501
- West Green Mountain #719.1A
- West Salt Creek #513
- Whitewater Basin #700
- Willow Reservoir #755
- Youngs Creek Connector #508
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Gunnison
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Crested Butte
- Bear Creek #415
- Block and Tackle #545
- Brush Creek #400
- Brush Creek Connector #627
- Canal #408
- Carbon #436
- Cement Creek #612
- Cement Mountain #553
- Crystal Peak #583
- Deadman Gulch #420
- Deer Creek #568
- Doubletop #405
- Doubletop Walrod Spur #405.2A
- Doubletop Waterfall Spur #405.3A
- East River #634
- Farris Creek #409
- Farris Creek Bypass #409.5A
- Farris Creek Connector #445
- Flag Creek #422
- Gothic Campground - Gunnison RD
- Green Lake #566
- Hunters Creek #410
- Hunters Hill #410.0A
- Irwin Lake #370
- Italian Connector #648
- Kebler Wagon #606
- Lake Irwin Campground - Gunnison RD
- Lily Pond #534
- Lower Cement Creek #636
- Mount Tilton #582
- Mount Tilton Spur #582.1A
- Reno Ridge #607
- Ridge 70 #419
- Roaring Judy #552
- Rosebud #423
- Snodgrass #590
- Star #411
- Star Lily Connector #623
- Strand Bonus #407
- Strand Hill #556
- Taylor Divide #440
- Teocalli Mountain #554
- Teocalli Ridge #557
- Tony's #603
- Trail Riders #401
- Upper Loop #435
- Upper Upper Loop #435.1A
- Walrod Gulch #412
- Walrod Gulch Cutoff #418
- Warm Springs #406
- Washington Gulch #403
- Waterfall Creek #555
- Waterfall Cutoff #638
- Whetstone Vista #602
-
Gunnison - Southeast
- Agate Creek #484
- Agate Spur #484.2A
- Baldy Lake #491
- Big Bend Creek #488
- Corduroy-Lujon #499
- Dutchman Creek #490
- Hicks Gulch #492
- Left Hand #495
- Lime Creek #485
- Long Branch #489
- Middle Barrett Creek #494
- Middle Razor #501
- Milk Creek #474
- Quakey Mountain #537
- Razor Creek #487
- Right Hand #493
- Summit #486
- Tank Seven Creek #480
- Upper Razor Spur #487.5A
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Lake City
- Alpine. #225
- Calf Creek Plateau #458
- Camp #476
- Cannibal Plateau #464
- Canon Infierno #461
- Deer Lakes Cutoff #458.A
- Failes Creek #230
- Larson Lakes #236
- Snow Mesa #787
- Williams Creek Campground- Gunnison RD
- Alder Creek #577
- Alpine Tunnel #539
- Bear Gulch #610
- Beaver-McIntyre #472
- Cameron Gulch #549
- Canyon Creek #481
- Crest #531
- East Willow #609
- Fairview #426
- Fossil Ridge #478
- Gold Creek #427
- Horseshoe Creek #482
- McIntyre Gulch #578
- North Gulch #502
- Sanford Creek #584
- South Quartz #483
- Texas Ridge #571
- Timberline #414
- Waunita #497
- Willow Creek #479
- Willow Mine #611
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Soap Creek
- Little Mill #455
- Little Pass Creek #563
- Low Line #438
- Swampy Pass #439
- Doctor Park #424
- One Mile Campground - Gunnison RD
- Taylor River #600
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North Fork Valley - Paonia District
- Bald Mountain Tie-In #882
- Buck Mesa #804
- Castle Rock Jeep #881
- Clear Fork #810
- Crater Lake #800
- Curecanti #870
- Drift Creek #815
- Dyer Connection #886
- Dyer Creek #888
- Dyke Mountain Bike #838
- Elk Park #800A
- Gooseberry #814
- Inter-Ocean Pass #890
- Jones Creek #812
- Kebler Wagon #606
- Lamborn #894
- Landsend #897
- Little Coal Creek Jeep #883
- Little Elk Basin #892
- Lone Cabin #876
- Mendicant Ridge #884
- Mount Lamborn #895
- Oil Well Mtn. Loop #522.1A
- Piburn #880
- Raggeds Tie-in Trail #823
- Sink Creek #861
- South Dyer Trail #714
- Terror #802
- Thousand Acre Flats #806
- Todd Reservoir Jeep #891
- Todd Reservoir Tie-In #896
- Trail Creek #872
- West Dyer #885
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San Juan Mountains
- Alpine #225
- Clear Lake #247
- Lou Creek #222
- Nate Creek #221
- Stealey Mountain North #219
- Stealey Mountain Spur #219.1B
- West Fork #240
- Last Dollar Road #638
- Ophir Pass Road #630
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Ouray Area
- Dallas #200
- Moonshine #200.1A
- Portland #238
- Portland Mine #238.1A
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Telluride Area
- Bear Creek #635
- Blixt #508.1A
- Blue Lake #637
- Bridal Veil #636
- Camel's Garden #630
- Deep Creek #418
- Deep Creek Connector #418.1B
- East Fork Bear Creek #513
- Eider #417
- Galloping Goose #499
- Goat Creek #641
- Gurley Ditch #611.1A
- Jud Wiebe #432
- Liberty Bell #431
- Morningstar #420
- Other Sites - Telluride Area
- Prospect #413
- Sunshine #498
- Swamp Canyon #634
- Thunder Trail System (#593, #594, #595, #596)
- Village #416
- Wasatch #508
- Wasatch Connection #508.1B
- Wilson Mesa #421
- Tomboy Road - Imogene Road #869
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Uncompahgre Plateau
- 41 Trail #145
- 47 Trail #403
- Ashley #147
- Aspen #125
- Atkinson Bench #623
- Basin #603
- Bear Pen Gulch #124
- Beaver Dam #627
- Big Creek #656
- Big Creek Cutoff #637
- Big Creek Scout #638
- Bittle Loop #669
- Blue Creek #620
- Bret Point #649
- Buck #149
- Buck Connector #149.1A
- Bucktail Creek #659
- Bucktail Creek Spur #659.1A
- Cabin #606
- Cabin Bench Area #104
- Clear Creek #516
- Columbine Campground - Ouray RD
- Corral Fork #652
- Corral Gulch #658
- Cottonwood #103
- Dented Door #248
- Divide Forks Cutoff #639
- Dominguez Cutoff #629
- Dry Creek #114
- Dry Creek Spur #114.1A
- East Bull Spur #155.1A
- East Bull #155
- East Fork Dry Creek #114.1B
- East McKee Divide #597
- East Unaweep #612
- Forest Fence #128
- Forty Seven #100
- Gill ATV #666
- Gray's Creek #157
- Hornet #131
- Hornet Spur #131.1A
- Hungry Gulch #665
- Iron Springs Campground - Ouray RD
- La Fair #668
- Leonards Ridge #643
- Little Bear Lake #660
- Little Creek #655
- Little Johnson #617
- Long Canyon #621
- Love Mesa Bench #101
- Lower Spring Creek #116.1C
- Mailbox #619
- Mailbox Cutoff #630
- Massey Branch #618
- Moore Mesa #146
- Mud Holes #670
- North Bench #633
- Old Transfer Bike #251
- Paradox #126
- Paradox #502
- Parallel #139
- Picket Corral #102
- Picket Corral Spur #102.1A
- Powerline #541
- Red Canyon #118
- Rim #122
- Roatcap #121
- Rocky Pitch Loop #664
- Roundabout #120
- Simms Mesa #115
- Smith Point #636
- Snowshoe #607
- South Bear Pen Gulch #124.1A
- Spring Creek #116
- Spring Creek #616
- Spring Creek Spur A #116.1A
- Spring Creek Spur B #116.1B
- Tabeguache (25 Mesa) #544.1A
- Tabeguache (Cushman) #255
- Thimble Point #417
- Traver #119
- Upper Bench #625
- Ute Creek #608
- ZK Spring #124
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