There are plenty of trails that are open to bikes in Jackson Hole.
Moderate
The Cache Creek area, just over two miles from Jackson’s famous Town Square, can be pretty congested with bikers, hikers and equestrians, but there’s a reason. Several reasons, in fact: amazing scenery, a great network of trails that longtime locals still haven’t fully explored, proximity to town, a great network of trails, a profusion of wildflowers, and, if we haven’t already said it, a great network of trails.
Beginners can start by riding up the old forest service road (it’s all a gradual uphill and you can go for miles). Intermediates and above can take any of the trails bisecting this road and not need to worry about getting in over their heads. You might find yourself pushing your bike up a steep section or two, but, for the most part, this area is an intermediate’s dream. The Putt Putt trail, which crosses the road several times and is marked in each instance, will take you anywhere from 30-minutes to an hour one-way. Ride the road all the way back to the sign for Game Creek (a little over three miles), huff and puff your way up to divide separating the Cache and Game Creek drainages (another mile) and then you have a glorious six miles of wonderful singletrack downhill to the Game Creek trailhead. At Game Creek you can either turn around and do the ride in reverse or ride out to the highway and jump onto the bike pathway that brings you back to town. The whole loop (Cache to Game and then the pathway back to town) is about 20 miles.
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Updated:
Feb 14, 2011
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