Crested Butte Vacation Travel Blog

Wow, what a ride. Long known as one of Crested Butte’s best rides, this trail has it all. Three challenging heart pumping hill climbs offering great views and scenic peaks. And three spectacular downhills that will leave you with a grin plastered to your face. The first two are sweeping and fast with few technical sections. The last one down Deadman’s is famous for its 32 switchbacks. Roughly 3,400 feet of elevation gain over 20 miles, this trail takes 3 to 5 hours and is rated an “expert” trail.

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This trail has long been known as a Crested Butte classic. The crazy thing is how few people are on it, which tends to leave it wide open for almost private use most days. The trail is 10.5 miles long and offers a lung challenging 2,000 ft climb. The first 5.5 miles of the climb is on a double track which is followed by a final mile of single track offer you spectacular views of the West Brush Creek Valley where few people wonder. After all that climbing you are rewarded with unique views of Star Peak, Pearl Mountain, and the east face of Mount Crested Butte. The 4 mile downhill is split between fast and rocky, and just fast. Hit it just right and you will find yourself surrounded by some of the best flowers Crested Butte has to offer!

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We are now proud to offer our guests another great Crested Butte experience. Cruiser bikes to ride around town like the locals. Crested Butte is a very bike friendly town and though walking to everything is simple, riding there is all the more fun. If you are up for a challenge, try our tandem bike out. We are always looking for new ways to improve our guests experience and thanks for some great guest feedback we have a fleet of new bikes.

Crested Butte’s Fall brings visitors from all over to see some of Colorado’s best Autumn colors. Kebler Pass offers the largest Aspen Grove in the world which because of its connected root system is also considered to be one of the largest organisms in the world. The large variety of hiking and biking trails available in Crested Butte make leaf watching truly a sport here.