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Hiking in the Roaring Fork Valley and the Western Slope
Facebook Groups
to join to find people to hike with
Roaring Fork Hiking MeetUp Group for Women
If Hiking is for you, then the Roaring Fork Valley and the Western Slope is a great place to live.
Aspen and Snowmass trails can be found here. If you want to narrow it down to the top 5 trails with views, get out this article.
Aspen Trail Finder is a great resource for hiking in the area.
The Aspen Times did their top ten and its a mix of Aspen and Glenwood Springs trails.
ACES (Aspen Center for Environmental Studies) has their advice on hiking which is great.
Basalt has some great hikes, and Pitkin County Outside also has a trailfinder.
Carbondale Trails never disappoint and like Glenwood Springs trails, they all deserve bucket list status.
The Canyon Creek area has the Storm King trail, and there are trails in South Canyon.
New Castle is not short on trails, and one of my personal favorites is Colorow Trail.
The LoVa trail system promotes trails from Glenwood to Parachute and is a great place to check out proposed trails.
Silt Island Park is one of my personal favorites.
Rifle has the Morrow Draw Trail, the Rifle Arch trail, all the trails around Rifle Gap, in Rifle Falls state park, and Rifle Mountain Park.
If you really want to wander, you’ll want to get into the White River National Forest areas, BLM or the Grand Mesa National Park trail system.
Grand Junction is home to numerous trail systems to get out and explore. For Mountain Bikers, the Lunch Loops are a favorite.
The Colorado National Monument area and the McInnis Canyon Recreation Area are simply gorgeous.
Local Hiking Opportunies
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management in Colorado manages public lands. On many of these, recreational activities are permitted.
Colorado National Monument
Colorado National Monument is a nature area that is huge to the Northwest of Grand Junction Colorado. Huge red rock formations, bike trails dot this incredible landscape.
Flattops Wilderness
Colorado Flattops Wilderness provides trails to high altitude lakes, snowmobiling trails, hiking trails, camping opportunities.
Glenwood Canyon
Glenwood Canyon rises up on each side of 1 70 after you pass Dotsero going west or just east of Glenwood Springs, CO
Hanging Lake
Hanging Lake is a natural wonder on the south side of 1-70 in the middle of Glenwood Canyon. Reservations are required.
JQS Trail
The JQS Trails covers the Roan Plateau west of Rifle, Colorado. Once a Pony Express route, now its for mountain bikers and dirt bikers.
Mushroom Rock Trail
Mushroom Rock Trail Carbondale CO is a great place to hike and mountain bike.
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Powderhorn
Powderhorn Ski Resort Grand Mesa is a great place to ski and cross country ski.
Rifle Arch
The Rifle Arch outside of Rifle, Colorado is accessible by a great hiking trail.
Silt Island Park
Silt Island Park has a put in for boats on the Colorado River, and some great trails.
the Crystal Mill
The Crystal Mill is a remnant of the 1890’s era in Crystal, Colorado a now almost deserted town past Marble Colorado.
the Crystal Valley
the Crystal Valley, the stretch of Hwy 133 from Hwy 82 to the Marble turnoff, CR 3 to the end of the road.
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Vega Reservoir State Park
Vega Reservoir State Park is a wonderful boating, fishing, camping, snowmobiling and 4 wheeling area in the Grand Mesa, Colorado.