Jackson Hole has become a destination mountain bike mecca. Miles of singletrack await the advanced, as well as the novice, rider. Here are the top five rides as selected by the Hoback Sports "wrecking crew".
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Hagen to Putt-Putt Trail
Difficulty: Moderate
Season: Late June to late October
Mileage: 7.6 miles
Elevation Gain: 1080'
Top Elevation: 7300'
Trail Type: Singletrack
Summary: This is a very popular trail as it is close to town and can be done quickly.  Good for the late afternoon ride when time is of the essence.  The trail is all singletrack with many different options for loops.  Watch out for other trail users.
Directions to Trailhead: Bike from Jackson or park at the Cache Creek TH.  From Hoback Sports, ride/drive towards the hospital on Broadway.  Turn right onto Redmond Street and go south for about 1/2 mile.  After riding uphill for 100 feet, turn left onto Cache Creek Road and keep going to the trailhead.

Cache Creek to Game Creek
Difficulty: Moderate
Season: Late June to October
Mileage: 18.6 miles (for full loop)
Elevation Gain: 1625'
Top Elevation: 7380'
Trail Type: Forest road, singletrack, paved road, and the Pathways System (a paved multi-user trail)
Summary: This is on of the most popular trails around.  It is really close to town and offers up some exceptionally good riding.  The main drawback is the ride back to town, although this has been alleviated by the Pathways Trail System.
Directions to Trailhead: You can ride this without the use of a car from town. Ride/drive east from Hoback Sports towards the hospital on Broadway.  Turn right onto Redmond Street and go south for about 1/2 mile.  After riding uphill for 100 feet, turn left onto Cache Creek Road and keep going until the trailhead.
 

Phillips Canyon
Difficulty: Difficult
Season: Late July to October
Mileage: 14.6 miles
Elevation Gain: 2550'
Top Elevation: 8200'
Trail Type: Paved road for the first uphill and then all singletrack, including the downhill.
Summary: This is a difficult and technical downhill with creek crossings.  Do not do this trail during the spring melt, as the creek will be very hard to cross, although some recent trail improvements have corrected many of the difficult crossings. The uphill can be avoided by driving to the Phillips Pass parking lot (it's on the left about 1/2 way up Teton Pass on Highway 22).
Directions to Trailhead: From Hoback Sports head to Wilson.  From Wilson drive 1 mile west on Highway 22 towards Teton Pass to Trail Creek Road (aka Old Pass Road) and go left (across from the Heidelberg).  Drive another mile to the trailhead and park near the barricade.

Black Canyon
Difficulty: Difficult
Season: Late July to October
Mileage: 10 miles
Elevation Gain: 3430'
Top Elevation: 9460'
Trail Type: Paved road and singletrack
Summary:  This is on e of the classic downhills in Jackson.  Steep switchbacks, root drps, creek crossings, fast straight-aways, and rocks on the downhill keep one paying attention to the action.  One can drive almost to the top of the ride, if an uphill grind is not desired.
Directions to Trailhead: From Hoback Sports head to Wilson.  Drive west out of Wilson going up Teton Pass on Highway 22.  Take a left at 1.0 miles (at the Heidelberg) onto the Trail Creek Road (aka Old Pass Road).  Drive to the end, where the forest gate stops motorized vehicles and park.  The alternate route is to park at the top of Teton Pass.

Monument Ridge Loop
Difficulty: Moderate
Season: August to October
Mileage: 21 miles
Elevation Gain: 2100'
Top Elevation: 8255'
Trail Type: Paved road, forest road, and downhill singletrack
Summary:  This well-known loop includes a forest road for the uphill and a great, but short, downhill.  There is an old fire lookout at the top that makes a great rest stop.
Directions to Trailhead: From Hoback Sports head south to Hoback Junction.  Drive south on Highway 191-189 from Hoback Junction for about 15 miles.  Look for an unmarked forest road that goes off to the right, or west, it will be the only one.  Park right after the cattle guard, within 100' from the road.