Is it worth the trip?
85Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 80 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 18.3 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 56 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 4.2 mm
- Rain
- 3.4 mm
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 58 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 3.7 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 3.7 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 80 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 100 out of 100
- Trail
- Tacky
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 100 out of 100
- Trail
- Tacky
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 15°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 249, fair
- Tue 380, good
- Wed 456, fair
- Thu 558, fair
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 780, good
- Sun 8100, good
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 10100, good
- Wed 1194, good
The spot in one fact
- Best Jun–Sep7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov* | 49, fair | Unknown | 14.1 mm | 4.2 mm | 6°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 80, good | Unknown | 18.3 mm | 0 mm | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 56, fair | Slick | 4.2 mm | 3.4 mm | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 58, fair | Slick | 3.7 mm | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 79, good | Unknown | 3.7 mm | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov* | 80, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 0 mm | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 0 mm | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 0 mm | 14°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 94, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 1.8 mm | 7°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
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 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
Curve Ball Trail on Google Maps · Directions
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
2 places
- Sundance Resort 34.9 km away
- Euclid Timber Frames 45 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Curve Ball Trail
Best from Feb to Nov. The nearest town to stay in is Sundance.
- 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$1,250–US$2,290 each
about US$1,250–US$2,290 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to PVU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$208–US$429 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$47–US$74 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$349–US$584 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$302–US$570 |
| Total | about US$1,250–US$2,290 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Sundance
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about 1h 05m by car · 6 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Sundance 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 45m
About 5h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PVU, direct, then 40 min by road
Flights MDW → PVU on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.