Roof Of The Rockies Trail

Take a scenic ride on the gondola before exploring meadows of wildflowers and high alpine beauty on this 5 2 mile round trip hike.

Roof of the rockies trail.

Trail ridge road highway to the sky. Upper roof of the rockies starts nearby the olympia bike lift facing southeast next to the mary jane ski area sign. Lower to upper roof of the rockies. Trail ridge road is a great place to look for marmots bighorn sheep and other hardy wildlife.

Lower roof of the rockies fantasy meadow. Lower roof of the rockies easy. Lower roof of the rockies is a 3 6 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near winter park colorado that offers the chance to see wildlife and is good for all skill levels. Lower roof of the rockies mountain biking trail in trestle bike park colorado.

Show breakdown 0 0 from 0 votes 5 star 0 4 star 0 3 star 0. Rocky and rooty with plenty of twists and turns. The bedrock in this area comes in two varieties. 2 194 m green singletrack trail.

Trail ratings 0 0 from 0 votes 37 in winter park trestle bike park 65297 overall. A winter park classic. You ll experience great views as you approach the pioneer lift which marks the end of the singletrack trail and the beginning of gunbarrel the dirt road that leads down the mountain. It s a two way cross country trail popular with cyclists and hikers so please be courteous to other trail users.

Lower roof of the rockies begins at the dirt road that leads from the gondola lift to the olympia lift. Upper roof of the rockies mountain biking trail in trestle bike park colorado. Be the first to rate. A narrow singletrack trail it soon starts climbing up a ski slope but after a few hundred yards enters into the forest.

Trail ridge road which reaches an elevation of 3 713 meters is the only road that crosses rocky. Lower roof of the rockies trail. Dark metamorphic gneiss and schist and the smooth light gray granite that subsequently intruded the metamorphics. Length 3 6 mi elevation gain 298 ft route type out back.

Ride the gondola up before walking the road behind sunspot the trail will be on your right. Roof of the rockies. Some think it was about 40 million years ago whereas others think it occurred within the last 10 million years regardless of the exact timing even with the boost to its modern elevation the trail ridge area was still characterized by rolling hills until the onset of the pleistocene ice ages 2 6.