The two ski towns were praised for their connected trails and adventurous offerings.
Crested Butte took the top spot in Outside Magazine's top bike towns in the U.S. with Aspen coming in close behind at fourth. The ranking praised the extensive, connected trails of the two ski towns.We're in the midst of our summer membership campaign, and we have until August 25 to raise $14,500. Your contributions are an investment in our election coverage – they help sustain our newsroom, help us plan, and could lead to an increase in freelance writers or photographers.
The two ski towns were praised for having the kind of safe streets and bike infrastructure that Denver's bike commuters can only dream of — but then again, all of the towns included in the list were small; Davis, California, with a population of 64,000, was the largest city to make the list. Crested Butte received a score of 87 from People for Bikes and gold status from the League of American Bicyclists.gave the town of fewer than 1,700 people the top spot on the list because it's"a fantastic mountain-bike mecca" and"an underrated road-cycling destination," according to the article.
After Davis and Jackson, Wyoming, took the second and third spots on the list, Aspen came in fourth place. The popular ski and resort town has a score of 75 with People for Bikes and gold status with the League of American Bicyclists. noted that the City of Aspen has 191 bike trails and manages more than 22 miles of paved bike trails that connect different parks throughout the city. The Rio Grande Trail connects Aspen to Glenwood Springs on a 42-mile asphalt trail that excludes vehicle traffic.
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