The Best Mountain Biking Trails in Fruita

The Kokopelli Trail is quickly gaining renown as one of the premier long distance point-to-point mountain bike routes in the USA, if not the world. The 142-mile trail stretching between Fruita, Colorado (more technically, Loma, but most people simply say “Fruita”) and Moab, Utah is quickly becoming known as a worthy but approachable bikepacking route....

If you’re visiting Fruita, Colorado for the first time, there is no question that you should begin by riding the classics: 18 Road, the various Kokopelli Loops, as well as the Lunch Loops, Ribbon, and Palisade Rim in Grand Junction....