Buy the best mountain bike guide book for Salida.

The first full-length mountain bike trail guide to the Upper Arkansas Valley. Features rides in Salida, Buena Vista, Leadville, Saint Elmo and Twin Lakes, including six options for the famous Monarch Crest Trail.

The Upper Arkansas River Valley represents everything mountain bikers love - easy access, a wide range of excellent trails, more peaks over 14,000 feet than anywhere in the Lower 48, big beautiful views, awesome whitewater, perfect weather, and no crowds.

It's pure, filled with singletrack and sun-kissed. Come ride, drink good local beer, soak in lithium-laden hot springs: It is what you seek.

"I just rode Slickrock in Moab and the 401 in Crested Butte, but the Monarch Crest Trail is definitely the best of the three. The views were amazing, and I could barely breathe."
- Joe Handley, United Kingdom

This book divides the rides into the following areas:

• The Original and Only Guide to All the Major Riding Areas in the Upper Arkansas River Valley
• 38 of the Best Trails in the Valley - Beginner to Expert, Country Roads to Extreme Singletrack
• Maps and Elevation Profiles for Each Ride, including Altitude Gain and Loss
• Advice on Riding Areas, Riding Seasons, the Rainbow Trail, the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail

This map is available in a Monarch Crest/Salida combo discount with: Absolute Bike's Monarch Crest Trail Map