GUNNISON NORTHWEST TRAIL SYSTEM

Amazing views and deep, dark woods characterize the trail experience potential of this area, also a ten-mile radius but in the northwest direction from Gunnison. These BLM and Forest Service public lands, predominantly locked away behind a shield of private property, are the domain of a few motorized users and adjacent property owners who can travel directly onto the public lands from their private holdings. BLM public lands are but a stone’s throw from the city limits, however, the nearest public access is via CR 818 (Wiley Lane) or CR 726 (near Cooper Ranch), both several miles distant from Gunnison.

Gunnison Trails is proposing a trailhead on city property northwest of town and a pedestrian and bicycle bridge across the Gunnison to the BLM lands on the west side of the river. From there, a sustainable trail alignment has been surveyed accessing the top of the Palisades ridge formation. The proposed system, while a work in progress, potentially offers trail users numerous experiences including a singletrack trail to the Mill Creek area and an amazing trail around Antelope Summit, as well as other loops of varying distance.
GUNNISON TRAILS REPRESENTATI0NAL MAP OF PROPOSED NEW TRAILS

GUNNISON TRAILS BOUNDARY MAP OF PROPOSED NEW TRAILS