Telluride 2026 — Itinerary
September 24–27, 2026 · Wednesday arrivals → Sunday finale
Daily Anchors
Mountain Village Supercharger
455 Mountain Village Blvd, Telluride, CO 81435
Upper level of the Gondola Parking Garage · 8 stalls, 250 kW
Arrive with at least 65% every morning. Charge overnight wherever you're staying.
GMRS/FRS, no privacy or tone codes. Each group has its own channel. Steve has plenty of spare radios — ask in the garage.
Pack snacks and water every day. Apart from Thursday’s Ouray stop we won’t be back in town midday.
Wednesday · September 23, 2026
Early arrivals — informal kickoff dinner
Roll into town, get checked in, and charge up. Nothing formally scheduled on the trail.
6:00–8:00 PM — Brown Dog Pizza, 110 E Colorado Ave, downtown Telluride. Totally informal: drop in whenever, grab a slice, meet the people you'll be following up a mountain this weekend. No agenda, no reservation.
Thursday · September 24, 2026
Warm-up day — two groups, same trails, lunch in Ouray
Easier trails to shake down the trucks, get everyone used to running in a group, and sort out any gremlins before the big alpine days. Both groups run the same route with staggered starts. Nothing today requires armor or lockers — if you're on street tires you'll be fine, just tell your lead so they can keep an eye on you.
Route — run in this order
- 1. Last Dollar Road [Easy]
aspen corridor, easy grades, good warm-up
~21 mi one-way · 1.5–2.5 hours
GPS: 37.953220,-107.894887 - 2. Lunch in Ouray
park at Fellin Park · quick burger at Maggie's Kitchen, 705 Main St
GPS: 38.027894,-107.672397 - 3. Red Mountain Pass [Easy]
via the U.S. Basin trail
~5 mi one-way, out & back · 1.5–2.5 hours with stops
GPS: 37.921762,-107.698585 - 4. Ophir Pass [Moderate]
the run back toward base
~12 mi one-way · 1.5–2 hours
GPS: 37.847895,-107.725143
Trail Groups
Guidelines, not assignments — if you’d rather run with the other group, say so in the morning.
👑 group lead · ✓ member
Autumn Classic welcome reception — hangar party at Telluride Regional Airport, and we'll be doing a Cybertruck light show there.
Skipping the hangar party? Uno Dos Tres Tacos & Tequila, 123 S Oak St, Telluride — 6:00–7:30 PM. Informal, no reservation.
Friday · September 25, 2026
Alpine day — Group A on Imogene, Groups B & C on Corkscrew
The big one, all of it above treeline. Arrive with at least 70% — no charging anywhere near where we're going. Lunch is on the trail, no town stop: B and C stop at Animas Forks, A eats on the Yankee Boy spurs. Be back at the Mountain Village Superchargers by 4:30 PM for the car show parade.
Group A (Ch 18, Kyle Blach) — Imogene / Yankee Boy
Trail start on Tomboy Road, Telluride · Yankee Boy spurs to Silver Basin, Governor Basin and Wrights Lake · drain out Yankee Boy to Camp Bird Road, highway back to base.
- Imogene Pass [Difficult]
~17 mi one-way (Telluride → Ouray) · 3–4 hours · CT — Tight & Narrow, drive with care - Silver Basin [Moderate]
1.88 mi one-way, out & back · 1–1.5 hours · Short but relentlessly steep — low range territory - Governor Basin [Difficult]
2.86 mi one-way, out & back · 1.5–2 hours · Shelf-road exposure is the hazard, not the obstacles - Wrights Lake [Difficult]
~1.5 mi one-way above Yankee Boy, out & back · 1–1.5 hours from the falls · The technical upper end of Yankee Boy — tight switchbacks - Camp Bird Road [Easy]
4.84 mi one-way · 45 min–1 hour · CT Friendly — easiest route in the Friday/Saturday set
Group B (Ch 19, Karl Schaeffer) — Corkscrew / Hurricane / California
Regroup first at the Ouray County Fairgrounds parking lot in Ridgway — that's where Karl's convoy forms up · trail start on Co Rd 20 off US 550 · plus the jaunt toward Hurricane Peak · Animas Forks for lunch · drain to Silverton, then back to base by highway or Ophir.
- Corkscrew Gulch (Corkscrew Pass) [Moderate]
~7 mi one-way (US-550 → Gladstone) · 1.5–2 hours · CT Capable — famous switchbacks, mostly rideable - Hurricane Pass [Moderate]
2.24 mi one-way (connector) · 1–1.5 hours · CT Capable — mildly technical, highest point of the weekend - California Gulch (California Pass) [Moderate]
~7 mi one-way · 1.5–2 hours · CT Capable — rocky, narrow in places - Animas Forks [Easy]
~12 mi from Silverton · 1–2 hours (drive only — plan more for exploring) · CT Friendly — well-graded approach
Group C (Ch 20, Stephen Kneubuehl) — Corkscrew / Hurricane / California
Same route as Group B, running as a separate convoy · also regroups at the Ouray County Fairgrounds in Ridgway before Corkscrew · Animas Forks for lunch · drain to Silverton, then back to base by highway or Ophir.
- Corkscrew Gulch (Corkscrew Pass) [Moderate]
~7 mi one-way (US-550 → Gladstone) · 1.5–2 hours · CT Capable — famous switchbacks, mostly rideable - Hurricane Pass [Moderate]
2.24 mi one-way (connector) · 1–1.5 hours · CT Capable — mildly technical, highest point of the weekend - California Gulch (California Pass) [Moderate]
~7 mi one-way · 1.5–2 hours · CT Capable — rocky, narrow in places - Animas Forks [Easy]
~12 mi from Silverton · 1–2 hours (drive only — plan more for exploring) · CT Friendly — well-graded approach
4:30 be at the Mountain Village Superchargers · 4:45 parade down to town · 5:00 Cool Cars on Colorado street show with our own CyberTrex section, free · 6:30–7:00 light shows · wraps by 7:00. Dinner after is on your own, plenty of options on Colorado Ave.
Saturday · September 26, 2026
Imogene — all three groups
Change of plan: no route rotation. All three groups run Imogene Pass (13,114 ft) and the Yankee Boy spurs, with staggered starts, each on its own channel. Arrive with at least 70% — charge overnight, there's nothing up there. Lunch is on the trail again: pack food, water and layers, and download your maps. Same groups and channels as Friday. Prefer a slow morning? A relaxed track led by Mike Bergren meets at the Mountain Village Superchargers at noon — options are the Ames power generation plant out to Rico and back, or the waterfall up the back side of Bear Creek Pass on the Telluride side. No sign-up, just show up.
Route — run in this order
- 1. Imogene Pass [Difficult]
over the top, 13,114 ft · trail start on Tomboy Road out of Telluride
~17 mi one-way (Telluride → Ouray) · 3–4 hours
GPS: 37.940088,-107.811623 - 2. Silver Basin [Moderate]
Yankee Boy spur
1.88 mi one-way, out & back · 1–1.5 hours - 3. Governor Basin [Difficult]
Yankee Boy spur
2.86 mi one-way, out & back · 1.5–2 hours - 4. Wrights Lake [Difficult]
Yankee Boy spur
~1.5 mi one-way above Yankee Boy, out & back · 1–1.5 hours from the falls - 5. Drain out Yankee Boy Basin to Camp Bird Road [Easy]
then the highway back to base
4.84 mi one-way · 45 min–1 hour
Trail Groups
Guidelines, not assignments — if you’d rather run with the other group, say so in the morning.
👑 group lead · ✓ member
Autumn Classic happy hour & casino night · 5:00–9:30. No set start, come and go as you like. Optional, ticketed (~$156).
Not doing casino night? Alternate dinner is The Patio in Telluride, 6:00–8:00. Informal — drop in whenever.
Sunday · September 27, 2026
Black Bear — three ways
The signature Telluride run to close the weekend. Mountain Village Superchargers, same spot as every morning — gather 8:00, roll out 8:30, charge overnight. We get over via Ophir Pass rather than driving around on the highway: cross Ophir to the Silverton side, then up US-550 to the Black Bear trail start at the top of Red Mountain Pass. Three ways to do the day, so pick one and tell us at the briefing: (1) the full run, start to finish over the 12,840-ft summit, into Ingram Basin above Bridal Veil Falls and down the one-way switchbacks into downtown Telluride; (2) up to the top of Black Bear with us and turn around there — the summit and the views without the switchback descent, the easier way to do the day, and nobody's counting; (3) ride along with someone else and leave your truck in Telluride. Groups and running order get sorted at the morning briefing. Most people head out Sunday evening.
Black Bear Pass — the signature Telluride descent
Ophir Pass over to the Silverton side (11,789 ft), then US-550 up to the Black Bear trail start at the top of Red Mountain Pass · full run: 12,840-ft summit, Ingram Basin above Bridal Veil Falls, then the one-way switchbacks down into town · summit-and-turnaround and ride-along both welcome.
- Ophir Pass [Moderate]
~12 mi one-way · 1.5–2 hours · CT Capable — narrow shelf, mind the width - Black Bear Pass [Difficult]
~12 mi one-way (Red Mountain Pass → Telluride) · 3–5 hours · Full-size rigs strongly discouraged on the switchbacks
Emergency & Recovery
Search and rescue is for people, not vehicles — a stuck truck is not a SAR mission. Life or limb, call 911. Vehicle only, work down the recovery list. Tesla Roadside is requested from the bottom of the Tesla app home screen, but note Tesla states it may decline restricted-access areas, so it should not be your only trail plan.
Life safety — injury, medical, missing person
911
Ouray non-emergency dispatch (WestCO)
(970) 249-9110
San Miguel County Sheriff (Telluride)
(970) 728-1911
Ouray County Sheriff
(970) 325-7272
Trail recovery — Rosie's Hookers Alpine Recovery, Ouray
(970) 596-5133
Specializes exclusively in 4x4 San Juan recoveries. Alt number on one listing: (970) 318-0047.
Colorado 4x4 Rescue & Recovery — free, 24/7
(720) 722-1204
Nonprofit, never charges. Denver-based, so same-day at best — backup, not rapid response.
No cell signal
Assume no service on the high passes. iPhone 14 or later supports Emergency Text via Satellite — you must be outside with a clear view of the sky. Set up your Medical ID and emergency contacts in the Health app before you head up; you can’t do it off-grid.
If comms fail, ride out to US-550 (Ouray↔Silverton) or CO-145 (Telluride↔Ophir) where coverage resumes.
Event contact
Stephen Kneubuehl
(815) 275-2723
stephen@cybertrexevents.com
Trail Essentials
Gear
Recovery boards, tow strap, air compressor, tire deflator, basic tools — bring what you have. Between the group we’ll have plenty.
Recovery points
Locate and confirm your own truck’s recovery points before the trail, and know that a Cybertruck generally wants a flatbed rather than a wheel-lift. Tell any operator “approximately 7,000 lb full-size EV pickup, needs heavy-duty flatbed” and let them size the equipment.
Layers
Cold at 11,000+ ft in the morning, warm by noon. The high passes make their own weather — an early snow can close an access road with no notice.
Maps offline
Download your maps and save the trailhead pins above before you leave town. Cell service disappears fast once you’re over the passes.
Charging
Mountain Village Supercharger is home base: 8 stalls at 250 kW, upper level of the Gondola Parking Garage. None of the campgrounds have hookups — if you’re camping, plan on charging in Mountain Village.
Event URLs
Event page: cybertrexevents.com/events/telluride-2026
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