Chicago Lakes Trail
Mountain bike area · United States
Is it worth the trip?
54Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Rain before today is not known, Rain 6.7 mm in the last two days, Rain 1.1 mm today
Mon 2 · 41 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 8.2 mm
- Rain
- 5.7 mm
- Air
- -1°C
Tue 3 · 66 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 14.9 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- -1°C
Wed 4 · 68 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 6.7 mm
- Rain
- 1.1 mm
- Air
- 2°C
Thu 5 · 46 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 12.2 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 0°C
Fri 6 · 46 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 12.2 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- -1°C
Sat 7 · 46 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- -1°C
Sun 8 · 48 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 2°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 160, good
- Mon 241, poor
- Tue 366, good
- Wed 468, good
- Thu 546, fair
- Fri 646, fair
- Sat 746, fair
- Sun 848, fair
- Mon 954, fair
- Tue 1092, good
The spot in one fact
- Best Jun–Sep6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov* | 60, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 3.3 mm | 5°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 41, poor | Slick | 8.2 mm | 5.7 mm | -1°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 66, good | Unknown | 14.9 mm | 0 mm | -1°C |
| Wed 4Nov* | 68, good | Unknown | 6.7 mm | 1.1 mm | 2°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 46, fair | Unknown | 12.2 mm | 0 mm | 0°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 46, fair | Slick | 12.2 mm | 0 mm | -1°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 46, fair | Slick | 0 mm | 0 mm | -1°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 48, fair | Slick | 0 mm | 0 mm | 2°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 54, fair | Slick | 0 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 92, good | Slick | 0 mm | 0 mm | 6°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jun–Sep
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
Map
the area and its town
Chicago Lakes Trail on Google Maps · Directions
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More mountain biking near here
2 places
- Rosa Gulch 17.8 km away
- Juniper Trail 27.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Chicago Lakes Trail
Best from Apr to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Idaho Springs.
- Routes No mountain bike route is mapped here as a route.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,320–US$2,410 each
about US$1,320–US$2,410 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to DEN, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$174–US$362 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$348–US$583 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$301–US$569 |
| Total | about US$1,320–US$2,410 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Idaho Springs
30 min by car
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Idaho Springs its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 6h 10m
About 6h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → DEN, direct, then 1h 50m by road
Flights MDW → DEN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.