Gunnison Trails

05/23/2026

The Original Growler Saturday Classic 32-mile race is a success! An absolutely perfect day in Gunnison for racing. Cheers to trails, racers coming into town from all over and their familes/friends for supporting! More race action tomorrow, stay tuned!

Today's Saturday Classic results are coming in...
💫🏆 1st place female goes to Syd Schultz with a time of 3:18
and... a notable 2nd place finish to Maddy Elliott age 16 in the High School category with a time of 3:32 🔥
💫🏆 1st place male goes to Chris Peterson with a time of 2:49

Find overall results here: https://my.raceresult.com/393390/results

05/20/2026

Gunnison/CB: will you be hanging around this weekend? We have volunteer opportunities at the Growler bike races for you! Shifts are short and make a huge impact on the success of this Gunnison Valley event.
Email ***[email protected]*** with your availability for either Saturday or Sunday. It takes a village and we certainly could not pull off this 18 year event without you!!!

05/14/2026

As of tomorrow, May 15, all trails south of Powerline Rd. at Hartman Rocks (Bambi's, Sawtooth, Outback, Back-In, 9-0, Skull Pass, and Aberdeen) and trails in the northwest corner of Signal Peak (Ridgeline, Rasta!, Chicken Wing and Shoelace) are OPEN for the season.

The 20, 32 and 40 mile Growler courses are all marked north of Powerline Rd., and trails south of Powerline Rd. will be marked tomorrow just in time for some weekend pre-riding. So. Many. Yellow. Arrows.

05/04/2026

First Trail Work Tuesday of the season tomorrow, 4-7pm on Evan's Loop at Hartmans! We'll be parked at the cottonwood parking area at the bottom of Sea of Sage/Broken Shovel to continue work on Evan's Loop (Sea of Sage, Broken Shovel, Lost Dog). Work includes widening the trail corridor and improving drainage. If you arrive late, grab a tool, sign the waiver and march up Sea of Sage or Broken Shovel until you find us. Bring all the gear for mixed weather and something warm to hangout after for grilling. Be there!

04/30/2026

The upper Signal Peak trails open tomorrow, May 1, AFTER 10am! Trails include the entirety of Contour, Duane's World, South Rim, Music Rocks, Northwoods and Sunny D. Trails in the northwest portion of Signal (the purple shaded area on the map, including Ridgeline, Upper Rasta, Chicken Wing, and Shoelace) remain CLOSED TO ALL USES until May 15. Remember, please avoid the Signal Peak area before 10am until May 15 and leash your dogs at all times to protect our resident Grouse.

04/06/2026

We're psyched to have Owen of Tulip Trails West and our very own Avery Galson leading a major reconstruction of Hurrakain trail at the Hartman Rocks base area. The trail will be closed this week, beginning Monday, 4/6, as work gets underway (the Swoosh is still good to go). The recent rains couldn't have come at a better time!

03/25/2026

Hartman's 2.0 Open House TOMORROW at the Gunnison Library. Pop on by anytime between 4:30-6pm to learn about and provide feedback on a new trail project in the works for Hartman Rocks.

03/18/2026

Hartman's 2.0 Open House March, 26 4:30-6pm @ the Gunnison Library.

Join Gunnison Trails’ board and staff Thursday, March 26 at the Gunnison Library to learn about and provide feedback on a new trail proposal for Hartman Rocks we're calling Hartman’s 2.0. This project aims to improve connectivity and expand the trail experience for all users. Attendees will be able to view maps of the proposed trail alignments and submit comments that will help shape the final design. Feedback gathered during the open house will be used to refine the trail proposal before it moves into the next phase of planning.

03/12/2026

Hartman Rocks OPENS today at noon! This ties the earliest opening on record of March 12, 2018, at least since mud season closures have been in place. Trails and roads south of Powerline Rd. remain closed to bikes and motorized use to protect the Gunnison sage grouse. Enchanted Forest remains closed due to snow, and expect snow and mud on Josho's, Ring D**e, V-Drop and the north side of Top of the World. We're all buzzing for local dirt - be good humans out there, respect your fellow trail users and honor all wildlife-related trail closures. Shoutout to El Jefe for all the shoveling this week to get the trails in prime shape!

03/03/2026

A friendly reminder that the entire Signal Peak trail system on BLM land is closed to bikes until May 1. This includes the purple shaded area on the map. This shaded area has an additional closure to ALL humans beginning March 15 until May 15. A little confusing, we know. To simplify, all trails in Signal Peak on BLM are closed to bikes Jan. 1 - April 30. Trails on campus (Contour, Canal, Cemetery, Zig Zag, Flowtrack, Old Car, Chin Ups) are open to bikes and are currently dry, so there's a little over 9 miles of dirt for your late winter enjoyment. We're keeping eyes on conditions at Hartmans, and all signs point to an earlier than average opening.