Is it worth the trip?
80Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 63 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 2 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 7°C
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0.7 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 8°C
Fri 6 · 83 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 86 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 85 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 8°C
Mon 9 · 86 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 263, good
- Tue 363, good
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 564, good
- Fri 683, good
- Sat 786, good
- Sun 885, good
- Mon 986, good
- Tue 1088, good
- Wed 1178, good
The spot in two facts
- 1 routemapped within 10 km
- 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* | 63, good | Unknown | 1.3 mm | 0.7 mm | 7°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 63, good | Unknown | 2 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Wed 4Nov* | 64, good | Unknown | 0.7 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 64, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 8°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 83, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov* | 86, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov* | 85, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 8°C |
| Mon 9Nov* | 86, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov* | 88, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 11°C |
| Wed 11Nov* | 78, good | Unknown | 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
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 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
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical weather, not a forecast.
Map
the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Great Divide Mountain Bike Route
1 mountain bike route mapped. Best from Feb to Dec. Bear River, 101 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Evanston, 102 km. Nearest airport: Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS), 74 km.
- Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.
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$1,000–US$1,890 each
about US$1,000–US$1,890 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 MDW to SLC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$208–US$429 |
| 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$1,000–US$1,890 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 102 km away
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No town nearby
Bear River, 101 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Evanston, 102 km. Nearest airport: Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS), 74 km.
See places to stay near Evanston, 102 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 8h 50m
About 8h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SLC, direct, then 3h 50m by road
Flights MDW → SLC on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.