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View of Roaring Fork River – Red Mountain loop from Sopris Elementary School

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View of Roaring Fork River – Red Mountain loop from Sopris Elementary School

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View of Roaring Fork River – Red Mountain loop from Sopris Elementary School

02:02

21.8km

580m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 5.65 km for 213 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.48 km

View of Roaring Fork River

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this pedestrian bridge, you can enjoy a view above the Roaring Fork River. Here is the connection between the Rio Grande Trail and the Atkinson Canal Trail. This is …

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5.65 km

Red Hill Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

There is parking for 8-10 cars at the gravel pull-off fat the end of the paved road. There are restrooms just down the street at riverside Veitus Park. From here …

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6.95 km

Jeanne Golay Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Jeanne Golay Trail is a wide, crushed gravel road that switchbacks up Red Hill with fantastic views out across Glenwood Springs the entire time.

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10.6 km

Red Mountain

Highlight • Summit

From the top of Red Mountain you get panoramic views of the Roaring Fork Valley, Glenwood Springs and Mt. Sopris. You will also notice some orange colored lift towers from the old Red Mountain Ski Area, which operated from 1941-1952.

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14.6 km

Grandstaff Trail

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The Grandstaff Trail parallels the Jeanne Golay Trail as it ascends Red Mountain. The trail is packed nontechnical singletrack that branches and intersects with the gravel road and some other spur paths as you ascend.

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21.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.98 km

7.65 km

3.52 km

2.47 km

161 m

Surfaces

7.72 km

5.30 km

4.49 km

3.63 km

401 m

244 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,260 m)

Lowest point (1,750 m)

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Friday 22 May

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View of Roaring Fork River – Red Mountain loop from Sopris Elementary School

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Red Hill Trailhead

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Red Mountain

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