Is it worth the trip?
61Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Tacky: hero dirt, Air 6 °C
Mon 2 · 42 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 19.8 mm
- Rain
- 2.5 mm
- Air
- 2°C
Tue 3 · 53 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 21.7 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 6°C
Wed 4 · 56 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 2.5 mm
- Rain
- 0.2 mm
- Air
- 8°C
Thu 5 · 52 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 2.1 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 6°C
Fri 6 · 54 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 2.1 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 6°C
Sat 7 · 53 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 93 out of 100
- Trail
- Tacky
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 6°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 141, poor
- Mon 242, poor
- Tue 353, fair
- Wed 456, fair
- Thu 552, fair
- Fri 654, fair
- Sat 753, fair
- Sun 893, good
- Mon 997, good
- Tue 1097, good
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* | 41, poor | Unknown | 0.6 mm | 12.1 mm | 8°C |
| Mon 2Nov* | 42, poor | Unknown | 19.8 mm | 2.5 mm | 2°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 53, fair | Slick | 21.7 mm | 0 mm | 6°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 56, fair | Slick | 2.5 mm | 0.2 mm | 8°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 52, fair | Slick | 2.1 mm | 0 mm | 6°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 54, fair | Slick | 2.1 mm | 0 mm | 6°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 53, fair | Slick | 0 mm | 0 mm | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 93, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 0 mm | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 97, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 97, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 0 mm | 9°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
No month stands out
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 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
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 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
Continental Divide NST on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Continental Divide NST
Best from Feb to Dec. Nearest place to stay we found: Leo's West Elk Ranch, Gunnison, 15 km. Nearest beds: Lake City, 48 km (about 1h 25m by car). Nearest airport: Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), 50 km.
- 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$985–US$1,840 each
about US$985–US$1,840 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 ORD to GUC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$188–US$382 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| 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$985–US$1,840 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 48 km away
No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Leo's West Elk Ranch, Gunnison, 15 km. Nearest beds: Lake City, 48 km (about 1h 25m by car). Nearest airport: Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), 50 km.
See places to stay near Lake City, 48 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 6h
About 6h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → GUC, direct, then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → GUC on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.