Fruita Mountain Biking

All my Fruita mountain biking has actually taken place just outside of Fruita, due south of Grand Junction, Colorado. But we began the trip from Fruita itself.

Four of the rides I am introducing were part of a 4-day Hut-to-Hut trip ... which is not the norm, but was a lot of fun.

These rides took place on the Uncompagre Plateau, a huge piece of western Colorado uplifted to elevations near 10,000 feet.

The first mountain bike ride is called: Smith Point, the second is Divide Forks, third is Leonard's Ridge, and the last one is Ute Creek. You can read details on each one of those rides by clicking their links.

The day prior to that trip I rode Wrangler, which lies west of Fruita, and parallels the Colorado River.

To get a better sense of where Fruita's trails lie geographically, please enjoy this custom trail map I made. To get driving directions to each trailhead, select the icon you want and click "Directions."

See a larger version of my Fruita mountain biking map on Google here.

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