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Hey Guys,
Headed down to Crested Butte for the first time next week and am looking for some advice. 401 is at the top of my list of trails to hit. The 403 and Teocali seem to be must do's as well. I'm driving down early one morning, riding, camping, riding the next day and heading home. Short but sweet.
One question on the 401, do many people climb the trail or ride up Gothic Road? Also, looking for a good camping spot, hopefully one I could ride out of one of the two days
Headed down to Crested Butte for the first time next week and am looking for some advice. 401 is at the top of my list of trails to hit. The 403 and Teocali seem to be must do's as well. I'm driving down early one morning, riding, camping, riding the next day and heading home. Short but sweet.
One question on the 401, do many people climb the trail or ride up Gothic Road? Also, looking for a good camping spot, hopefully one I could ride out of one of the two days
If you're in it for the thrills and limited on time, consider keeping that energy for other rides. Doctor's Park is a must do. Rally the bike park one afternoon as well.
I just got back from CB this weekend. Here's my opinion. Its depends how big of rides you actually want to do.
1) Skip 401, or do 403 to 401 instead. With a shuttle can do from top of Washington Gulch, or climb the road and make it a loop. Then you get a fun trail and then good views. 401 itself is a poor trail as Brandon said.
2) 409.5 doesn't get as much love, but its a great trail as well. Climb Farris.
3) I just did Cement > Crystal Peak to Star Pass > Brush > Block and Tackle, and that was a stellar loop. Its a 20m, 4K day.
4) Echo what other people say, if you have a half day, the bike park is super fun.
First stop, Doctor Park. Long climb, but with it being mostly ohv trails, you're not having to focus on line choice which makes for a "relaxing" climb. Trail was super fun. Started techy, opened up into some amazing high speed flow, and came back with some more tech to finish it off. I thought the views here were amazing, but that was just the beginning.
From there, drove into CB, grabbed a beer, and headed up Gothic. Words can't describe the beauty in that valley. Drove until I found a camp spot which was about half a mile north of the campground. Quickly parked, threw my tent up, and headed out for the 401. This ride was mainly for the views and boy did it deliver! I had zero expectation of the actual trail but I was pleasantly surprised with the section through the aspens and the wide open berm slappers.
Camp for the night, decent view I'd say.
Day 2, Teocali Ridge and 409.5 if I had it in me. Spoiler alert, I didn't. Teocali climb was brutal. The previous day and the altitude made this a tough climb. I also had to hustle a bit because of looming weather so I was going a bit harder than I wanted. But man, it was worth it. I gathered myself at the top, threw in a good stretch, and sent it down the prefect mix of tech, flow, and berms... This trail had it all. Oh, and views of course.
Got back to the car and packed up just as it stared raining. Amazing trip overall, thanks again for the pointers everyone!
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