IMBA Epic Rides

The International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) maintains a list of the “best of the best” mountain bike trails called the IMBA Epics. We’ve organized IMBA Epic trail listings here to help you find your ride.

Trail NameDifficultyLength (mi)RatingCity
Afan Forest Park Advanced difficulty 100.0 ***** Port Talbot
Bangtail Divide Intermediate difficulty 24.0 ***** Bozeman
Big Boulder Trail Expert difficulty 5.0 ***** Downieville
Big South Fork Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Oneida
Black Canyon Trail Advanced difficulty 62.0 ***** Phoenix
Bootleg Canyon Advanced difficulty 35 ***** Boulder City
Buffalo Creek Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Pine
Bull / Jake Mountain Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Dahlonega
Colorado Trail: Waterton To South Platte (Colorado Trail) Advanced difficulty 34.0 ***** Littleton
Curt Gowdy State Park Intermediate difficulty 31.0 ***** Cheyenne
Ellicottville Epic Advanced difficulty 31.0 **** Ellicottville
Galena Lodge Trail System Intermediate difficulty 40.0 **** Ketchum
Gauley Headwaters Advanced difficulty 37.0 **** Slatyfork
Goodwater Trail Advanced difficulty 26.0 **** Georgetown
Grand Targhee Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 47.0 **** Alta
Heaphy Track Advanced difficulty 50 ***** Karamea
High Country Pathway Advanced difficulty 80.0 * Vanderbilt
Hurricane Cliffs difficulty 36.0 Hurricane
Johnson Pass Intermediate difficulty 24.0 **** Turnagain Pass
Kerr Scott Trails Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Wilkesboro
Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (LOViT)) Advanced difficulty 9 **** Mt. Ida
Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (LOViT) Advanced difficulty 48 ***** Mt. Ida
Laugavegur Route difficulty 55.0 Landmannalaugar
Maah Daah Hey Intermediate difficulty 100.0 **** Medora
Mid Mountain Intermediate difficulty 18.4 **** Park City
Mohican Intermediate difficulty 24.0 ***** Loudonville
Monarch Crest Trail Advanced difficulty 35.0 ***** Salida
Mount Buller MTB Complex difficulty 65.0 Mansfield
North Umpqua Intermediate difficulty 79.0 ***** Roseburg
Rattling Creek Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Lykens
Rock Lake (CAMBA: Namakagon Cluster) Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Cable
Rossland's Seven Summit Ridge Trail Advanced difficulty 19.0 ***** Rossland
Rothrock State Forest Advanced difficulty 100.0 ***** State College
Sininen saavutus Trail Intermediate difficulty 31.0 ***** Hossa
Skyline Trail (Afan Forest Park) Intermediate difficulty 28.0 ***** Port Talbot
South Boundary (164) Advanced difficulty 22.0 ***** Taos
Spruce Knob Loop Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Harman
Surveyor's Ridge (44 Trail System) Advanced difficulty 20 ***** Mount Hood
Syllamo Trails Advanced difficulty 50.0 **** Mountain View
Tahoe Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 165.0 **** Tahoe City
The Cannell Plunge Advanced difficulty 30.0 ***** Kernville
The Old Ghost Road Advanced difficulty 51 ***** Westport
The Southern Traverse Advanced difficulty 32.0 ***** Harrisonburg
Tsali Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Bryson City
Upper Buffalo Headwaters Trail System Intermediate difficulty 35.0 **** Boxley
Waldo Lake Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** Oakridge
Womble Advanced difficulty 37.0 ***** Mt. Ida

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