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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
530 trails
- E-Bike
197 trails
- Horse
113 trails
- Hike
609 trails
- Trail Running
600 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
108 trails
- Observed Trials
8 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
78 trails
- Downhill Ski
54 trails
- Nordic Ski
29 trails
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 698
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 530
- Trails E-Bike
- 197
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 42
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 16
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 13
- Trails Horse
- 113
- Trails Hike
- 609
- Trails Trail Running
- 600
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 108
- Trails Observed Trials
- 8
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 78
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 54
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 29
- Total Distance
- 1,107 miles
- Total Descent
- 172,909 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,839 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,179 ft
- Reports
- 4,006
- Photos
- 1,476
- Ridden Counter
- 262,337
Articles
Why Moab Is Even Better Than You’ve Heard
Sep 10, 2025 from outsideonline.com
Visiting Moab is an adventurer’s rite of passage. Here’s how to make the most of a trip to Utah’s adventure wonderland
Video: Attempting the Kokopelli & White Rim Trails in A Single 310 Mile Ride with 25,000 Feet of Climbing
Oct 22, 2024 from pinkbike.com
310 miles, 25,000 feet of climbing, one ride, what could go wrong... Ryan Standish takes on two iconic trails.
Race Report & Video: REV Enduro Series Final at Powderhorn
Sep 18, 2023 from pinkbike.com
Good times and great racing at the Colorado Western Slope's Powderhorn Mountain Resort.
Colorado's 5 Most Popular Trail Networks According to Trailforks Data
Oct 20, 2021 from pinkbike.com
Colorado is the eighth most expansive of the 50 states by area and is home to 53 different mountain peaks in excess of 14,000 feet above sea level.
Sub Regions
- Cedaredge (63)
- Flowing Park (43)
- Grand Mesa West (4)
- Kannah Creek Basin (2)
- Powderhorn Mountain Resort (13)
- De Beque (2)
- Fruita (173)
- Grand Junction (213)
- Colorado State Park (11)
- Gunnison River Bluffs (5)
- Lunch Loops (68)
- Redlands (48)
- Third Flats (30)
- Turkey Flats (13)
- Uncompaghre West (28)
- Loma (15)
- Kokopelli Loops (51)
- Palisade (31)
- Grand Mesa East (19)
Popular Mesa County Mountain Biking Trails
• 90 ★ 4.6 • 4 miles • 482 ft • 6,063 •
This trail is a must for riding at the trails. The descent from Mary’s is typically hike-a-bike, or a super-challenge for you downhill junkies. Drop down onto the single track and experience fast-flowy riding with several tricky...
• 100 ★ 4.3 • 2 miles • 21 ft • 6,009 •
AKA: Pumps, Bumps and Rollers Lots of little jumps, some doubles, and some tabletops. Banked and bermed turns. Downhill only. A good intermediate trail where everything can be rolled without issue.
• 85 ★ 3.8 • 344 ft • 0 ft • 5,336 •
The Horsetheif drop is a classic terror ride, if you choose to ride it- most don't. It's a rigorous dive from the canyon rim down to the bench, with 2-4 ft vertical drops. Is it worth the hike down to ride the bench trail? Unequivocally...
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 1 mile • 29 ft • 5,218 •
Classic ridge trail. Super fun and flowy trail that has some narrow sections of ridge riding, some blind rollers, moderate technical areas, swoop turns. There are some small jumps, but no mandatory gaps. Watch your speed though, as some...
• 95 ★ 3.0 • 1,201 ft • 31 ft • 5,178 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail. Adaptive MTB rating: amtb green. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 1 mile • 0 ft • 4,553 •
Designed by Dave Grossman and built by Singletrack Trails, is one of the favorites among the more advanced locals; it’s got it’s fair share of jumps, gaps, and a large rock garden that typically requires quite a bit of momentum to...
• 95 ★ 4.3 • 2 miles • 136 ft • 4,373 •
This is one of the iconic trails at . Endless undulating singletrack that takes you along the tops of little hills. Some up flow, but mostly fast and down, gotta hit this when here.
Mesa County Mountain Bike Routes
Kokopelli (More Singletrack Route) Featured
★ 3.4 • 138 miles • 15,334 ft • 8 • Point to Point •
The Trail is a classic route from the Trail system in Fruita Colorado to the famous Porcupine Rim in Moab...
★ 4.2 • 18 miles • 2,188 ft • 8 • Loop •
This is the route you take if you want to hit all the great downhill runs with minimal effort up. Starts...
★ 3.7 • 31 miles • 1,622 ft • 4 • Shuttled •
The provides ~32 mi of trail atop the Grand Mesa and along its stunning west flank as it traverses and...
★ 3.5 • 8 miles • 765 ft • 3 • Loop •
All 3 Zip Trails in the standard loop from the trail head. Starts with a mellow desert climb through...
★ 3.7 • 22 miles • 2,714 ft • 7 • Loop •
The trail network has a little bit of everything from slow tech to fast flow and now thanks to the...
★ 5.0 • 6 miles • 617 ft • 4 •
Joe's is a classic ridge trail. Super fun and flowy with small optional jumps, gaps and table tops along...
Photos of Mesa County Mountain Bike
Videos of Mesa County Mountain Bike
trail: Troy Built
0:38 |
21 |
Oct 9, 2025
trail: Moto
0:27 |
14 |
Oct 9, 2025
trail: Hawkeye
0:10 |
18 |
Mar 11, 2025
trail: Free Lunch
0:03 |
77 |
Aug 1, 2024
trail: Free Lunch
0:03 |
113 |
Nov 27, 2022
trail: Horsethief Bench
3:31 |
55 |
May 26, 2022
trail: Horsethief Bench
0:08 |
360 |
Dec 26, 2021
trail: Zippity Do Dah
0:37 |
138 |
Sep 17, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine333 | wishlist | route | activity #97631089 | Jun 23, 2026 @ 9:02am 19 hours |
| yahyahdingdong | vote | trail | activity #97599656 | Jun 22, 2026 @ 7:24pm 1 day |
| Arty50 | wishlist | trail | activity #97546398 | Jun 22, 2026 @ 12:07am 2 days |
| mattm254 | add | trail | activity #97493014 | Jun 21, 2026 @ 9:28am 3 days |
| mattm254 | add | poi | activity #97492369 and 1 more | Jun 21, 2026 @ 9:19am 3 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| trail | This is absolute dismal trail to ride down.... | Jun 16, 2026 @ 6:37pm Jun 16, 2026 | ||
| trail | The most unique trail at 18 Road! | Jun 11, 2026 @ 1:30pm Jun 11, 2026 | ||
| trail | Probably the only true enduro trail in the... | Jun 4, 2026 @ 10:51am Jun 4, 2026 | ||
| trail | I rode up from river about 10 miles, to... | Jun 3, 2026 @ 4:36pm Jun 3, 2026 | ||
| trail | Worst road ever | Jun 2, 2026 @ 4:02pm Jun 2, 2026 |
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Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| Powderhorn Mountain Resort | bike park | Cedaredge | |
| Fruita Jump Park | skill park | Fruita | |
| Lunch Loops Jump Park | skill park | Grand Junction | |
| 27 1/4 Motorcoss Track | skill park | Grand Junction | |
| Dos Rios Bike Park | skill park | Grand Junction |
Upcoming Local Events
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- Powderhorn
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![Outside Festival – Western Slope]()
- Powderhorn
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Local Trail Association
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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| Mountain Bike | 530 | 869 miles | 117,323 ft | 396 miles | 6,749 ft | 1,351 | 3,984 | 98 | 157,497 | |||
| E-Bike | 197 | 507 miles | 64,157 ft | 242 miles | 5,853 ft | 33 | 3,432 | 12 | 5,490 | |||
| Gravel Bike | 42 | 63 miles | 4,236 ft | 21 miles | 5,223 ft | 195 | 4 | 722 | ||||
| Adaptive Bike | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 13 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| Horse | 113 | 215 miles | 28,921 ft | 103 miles | 6,299 ft | 746 | 4 | 26 | ||||
| Hike | 609 | 1,002 miles | 135,820 ft | 454 miles | 6,841 ft | 56 | 3,918 | 37 | 11,854 | |||
| Trail Running | 600 | 973 miles | 130,197 ft | 442 miles | 6,841 ft | 3,918 | 38 | 5,836 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 108 | 248 miles | 32,762 ft | 114 miles | 5,761 ft | 28 | 733 | 7 | 290 | |||
| Observed Trials | 8 | 28 miles | 3,602 ft | 14 miles | 4,413 ft | 11 | 18 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 78 | 149 miles | 16,434 ft | 64 miles | 5,761 ft | 713 | 1 | 47 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 1 mile | 289 ft | 1 mile | 279 ft | 2 | 7 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 1 mile | 289 ft | 1 mile | 279 ft | 21 | 133 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 54 | 24 miles | 24,216 ft | 23 miles | 1,686 ft | 37 | 2,111 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 289 ft | 1 mile | 279 ft | 2 | 775 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 29 | 16 miles | 390 ft | 4 miles | 226 ft | 1 | 23 | 1,207 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Mesa County
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What are the best places to ride in Mesa County?
Mesa County has 22 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Mesa County?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Mesa County are:
- Gunny Loop (East) (4.7/5)
- Palisade Plunge - Lower Canyon (4.5/5)
- Horsethief Bench (4.5/5)
- Joes Ridge (4.5/5)
- Pucker Up (4.5/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Mesa County?
Based on ride log data, the most popular months to ride in Mesa County are:
- October (1,424 activities)
- April (1,276 activities)
- May (1,259 activities)
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What is the longest trail in Mesa County?
The longest trail in Mesa County is Palisade Plunge at 18.5 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
Activities
- Mesa County Mountain Biking Trails
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- Mesa County Dirtbiking Trails
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- Mesa County ATVing/Offroading Trails
- Mesa County Skiing Trails
- Mesa County Nordic Skiing Trails
Trails
Points of Interest
- Exposure TTF
- Land's End Observatory Viewpoint
- Highland View Overlook Viewpoint
- Monument Canyon View Overlook Viewpoint
- Artist Point Overlook Viewpoint
- Cave Other
- Historic Trails Overlook Viewpoint
- Rock Roll TTF
- Warming Hut Cabin
- Fruita Canyon Overlool Viewpoint
- Chalk Mountain (11,148 ft)
- South Mamm Peak (11,017 ft)
- Haystack Mountain (10,958 ft)
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