Guided Hiking

Get outside and enjoy Telluride on foot with a Guided Hike tailored to fit every fitness level and timeframe! Experienced guides take guests across our beautiful mountains exploring the natural and human history along the way. Many trails are accessible from the Gondola, and for the more adventurous there are routes through Bear Creek Canyon, Jud Weibe, and up to nearby Bridal Veil Falls.

Mountain Biking

A great way to experience Telluride's historic mining trails is on the seat of a mountain bike. The Lizard Head Pass Downhill Tour starts at the top of Lizard Head Pass at an altitude of 10,222 feet above sea level. From there the scenic ride descends more than 2,000 feet along its 19 miles, following the infamous "Galloping Goose Trail". The scenery is unmatched, and the intermediate-level ride is sure to be memorable.

Fly Fishing Walk & Wade

The secret we keep from the skiers? The area around Telluride offers some of the best fly fishing in Colorado. The San Miguel River is a classic high alpine stream, just minutes from town. Both half and full day excursions are available, offering outstanding opportunities for Rainbow, Brown, Cutthroat, and Brook Trout. Our finest guides, with years of local experience and the best equipment, will take you on your 'walk and wade' fly fishing adventure.

Fly Fishing Casting Clinic

Learn the relaxing and contemplative art of fly casting from experienced anglers at our dry-land Casting Clinic. Once you discover it is, in fact, "all in the wrist", graduate from snagging hats off stools to a guided day trip at one of our nearby lakes or a Walk and Wade excursion along the San Miguel River.

Rock Climbing

Afraid of heights? You're already starting at a mile and a half high! The region's best climbing instructors take beginners through an introduction to basic climbing skills such as technique, safety, knot tying and belaying. Advanced courses bring the more experienced climber to some of the area's most challenging rock walls.

Clay Shooting

Elk Mountain Resort, an internationally sanctioned clay shooting facility, located 40 minutes from Telluride, offers a unique opportunity to test your shooting skills while surrounded by the majestic San Juan Mountains. Resort instructors will teach the shooting basics and safety orientation in a private class setting. Guests will be provided a shotgun, ammunition, and safety eye wear and headphones. Available June through November dependant upon road conditions.

Horseback Rides

Telluride's most famous visitor rode into town on June 24th, 1889. He walked into the San Miguel Valley Bank and, for the first time in his career, made an unauthorized withdrawal of over $24,000. His name was George LeRoy Parker, but he was better known as Butch Cassidy. Live the spirit of the old West and explore Telluride's high country on a "Ride with Roudy", our best and most colorful local outfitter. As Roudy himself says, "We have gentle horses for gentle people, and fast horses for fast people. And for people who don't like to ride, horses that don't like to be rode."

Cowboy Breakfast Horseback Rides

Roudy likes to hit the trail early, when the sun peeks over the mountains and lights up the meadow, when the birds just start to greet the day, and the breath of the beautiful horses still steams from their noses. Then sit back for a traditional cowboy breakfast, perhaps a glimpse of the wild elk herd, and a guaranteed tall tale of life on the range, courtesy of Roudy and his wranglers.