Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
To get here, drive half a mile west of town on Hwy 82 to the roundabout, follow Castle
Creek Rd south for 5 miles, then turn right on Conundrum Creek Rd.
Cathedral Lake Trail
Particularly stunning in autumn when the aspens shimmer gold, the Cathedral Lake Trail
is one of the most popular in Aspen, though with 2000ft of elevation gain over 3 miles,
it's definitely no walk in the park.
To get here, drive half a mile west of town on Hwy 82 to the roundabout and follow
Castle Creek Rd south for 12.2 miles. The trailhead is located not far beyond the Ashcroft
ghost town.
HIKING
Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness Area
Accessible from town, the easy Hunter Creek Trail (USFS Trail 1992) follows Hunter
Creek northeast about 3 miles through wildflower meadows to the Sunnyside and Hunter
Creek Trails, which lead into the 82,026-acre Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness Area. Less
visited than other slices of Central Rockies wilderness, you can find some nice campsites
and rugged peaks here, as well as the headwaters of two rivers.
To get to the trailhead from downtown, follow N Mill St across the river, then turn left
on Red Mountain Rd and then right onto Lone Pine Rd.
HIKING
Cycling & Mountain Biking
Bike Snowmass
( 800-525-6200;
www.aspensnowmass.com
; bike haul adult/child $38/21; 10am-4pm mid-Jun-Sep)
Yeehaw!
A good 3000ft of downhill and 50 miles of mountain-bike trails at Snowmass guarantee
good times in the summer. Most trails are accessible from either the Elk Camp Gondola or
Elk Camp Lift. Some of the classic cross-country trails, such as Government and Tom
Blake, don't require a lift ticket.
Check out
www.laysometread.com
or ask around at rental shops for other good single-
track rides in and around the valley.
MOUNTAIN BIKING
CYCLING
Rio Grande Trail
(
www.riograndetrail.com
;
Rio Grande Trail)
This bike trail rambles for 42 mostly paved miles
along a former railroad corridor from Aspen to Glenwood Springs, passing through Basalt
and Carbondale.
