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Helena, the nearest town, 18 km away. Photo: KingJeff1970, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Colorado Mountain Trail

Mountain bike area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 69 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
10.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
4°C

Tue 3 · 77 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
7.7 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Wed 4 · 71 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Thu 5 · 71 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
1.8 mm
Air
6°C

Sat 7 · 70 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
3.9 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
4°C

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
3.9 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
11°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 142, poor
  2. Mon 269, good
  3. Tue 377, good
  4. Wed 471, good
  5. Thu 571, good
  6. Fri 679, good
  7. Sat 770, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1079, 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.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Colorado Mountain Trail
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov42, poorSlick2.9 mm7.2 mm2°C
Mon 2Nov*69, goodUnknown10.6 mm0 mm4°C
Tue 3Nov*77, goodUnknown7.7 mm0 mm9°C
Wed 4Nov*71, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm7°C
Thu 5Nov*71, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm7°C
Fri 6Nov*79, goodUnknown0 mm1.8 mm6°C
Sat 7Nov*70, goodUnknown3.9 mm0 mm4°C
Sun 8Nov*79, goodUnknown3.9 mm0 mm11°C
Mon 9Nov*81, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm12°C
Tue 10Nov*79, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm10°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.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More mountain biking near here

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Colorado Mountain Trail

Best from Apr to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Helena.

  • 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$1,350–US$2,460 each

about US$1,350–US$2,460 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to BZN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$201–US$415
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$301–US$569
Totalabout US$1,350–US$2,460

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Helena

Closest

Helena

31 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Helena · Booking.com

About Helena 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 7h 10m

About 7h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BZN, direct, then 2h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.