Recommended Bike Routes
We are the experts in Glenwood Springs biking. We love to ride and we love Glenwood Springs! We can help you choose the right ride for you and your family or group. Use these pages and links to learn more, give us a call or email us! We can help you find the best ride for your adventure!
If you are as bicycle crazy as we are and you'll be in town a couple of days, try riding a couple of trails. Glenwood Springs is a bike friendly town.
Glenwood Canyon Recreation Trail
This is our most popular ride, we even have customers who come year after to year just to bike the Canyon. Some even try to come each season – spring, summer, and fall. Everytime you ride the Canyon you will see something new!
The Glenwood Canyon Recreation Trail is 16 miles of pure Colorado beauty. You will bike along a paved trail, following the Colorado River. With breathtaking views of the river and the Canyon that can only be seen from the bike trail, this is an unforgettable experience!
This can be as short or as long of a ride as you and your group would like. Ride from our office or take the famous Canyon BIkes Shuttle and ride this trail in the DOWNHILL direction. This downhill ride is doable for all ages, and allows you to enjoy every part of Glenwood Canyon. You will not be disappointed. Experience Colorado nature at its finest! The shuttle leaves on a schedule each day, so call for times and availability. Reservation are recommended. Learn more»
The Rio Grande Trail
The Rio Grande Trail is a Rails-to-Trails type of project. The trail follows the old railroad bed, connecting Glenwood Springs to Aspen. Along the way you will have sweeping views of Mt. Sopris and the Roaring Fork River, shopping and gallery viewing in Carbondale, great lunch spots for either dining out or having a picnic.
The Rio Grande Trail has two options: Leave from Glenwood Springs and ride as far as you like and turn around or take advantage of the RFTA (BB) Bikes on Buses and do the trial in just one direction. Learn more»
Roaring Fork River Trail & Cardiff Township
This ride takes you for a short ride along the Roaring Fork River out to the historic township of Cardiff. There you will see the old school house and the remains of the coke ovens, once used to convert coal into coke, a once valuable by-product of coal.
This is an out and back ride, and is great for the person or group that has a short amount of time and wants to see a variety of scenery and history. Learn more»
Experience Historic Glenwood Springs, circa 1883
Our Historic Glenwood Springs tour takes you on a ride around Glenwood Springs, giving you the opportunity to slow down and compare the present with pictures of the past. You can pay your respects to gunslinger legend, Doc Holliday, tour the Frontier Historical Society, and more. You pick!
This is an out and back ride. It is great for the person or group short on time wanting to see Glenwood Springs. Learn more»