What can I say about Teocalli Ridge? It’s downright awesome! Okay, let’s start from the bottom.

After a brief steep climb, it levels out for quite a while. It remains pretty mellow the whole time you’re on the road. If you’ve got a couple of 4×4’s, you could shuttle this road section, but it’s not that bad to pedal. The best part is that you’ve got killer views the whole way, especially in the fall! It is so pretty out there!

Once you get on the singletrack, however, the grade instantly gets steeper! I was walking a lot, but I had no qualms about doing so. I had already decided on this trip that I’d be taking my sweet time on the climbs, since I had all day anyway! I wanted to save my energy for the downhill!

There wasn’t any rain in the forecast, but at one point on ominous cloud was coming over the mountains, and I thought I might be in trouble! I got a few sprinkles up near the top, but that was it.

When you think you’re at the top, you’re not. There’s a short downhill section, then it’s back to climbing again. It isn’t until you’ve arrived at the overlook that the real downhill begins.

And my, oh my, how great is the downhill?! 6 miles and about 2,000 feet of descending through rooty, rocky bits at the top, flowy forest in the middle, and switchback city through the aspens near the bottom, finishing it off with more flow through a sagebrush-filled meadow at the end. With perfect temperatures and beautiful bright yellow aspen leaves everywhere, seriously, what more could you ask for?!

The combination of all of that makes this my new favorite trail. Outstanding scenery, and probably the most fun descent I’ve ever ridden. It took me a total of nearly 3.5 hours to complete this ride, but I’d do it again in a heartbeat! If you’re in Crested Butte to ride your bike, this trail is a MUST!

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