Name: The Old Spanish Trail
Rating: 2.8

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2.8 from 17 votes

#2

in Gunnison River Bluffs

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2.8 from 17 votes

5 Star		12%
4 Star		6%
3 Star		47%
2 Star		18%
1 Star		18%

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#2

in Gunnison River Bluffs

#2,048

in Colorado

#22,944

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The Old Spanish Trail - Gunnison River Bluffs - Grand Junction - Colorado

Oct 27, 2024 near Whitewater, CO

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Oct 20, 2024

Zane Gould

Rougher than i thought, but I'm a noob 3.6mi — 1h 04m

Feb 29, 2024

Alex Garhart

Jan 20, 2024

Lost Justpastnowhere

Mar 28, 2022

Jeremy Robinson

Jul 18, 2021

Chris Furlong

Partial (West section)

May 11, 2021

KT K

Apr 17, 2021

Shannel Hartlerode

Sep 25, 2020

Tori Webster

Apr 4, 2020

Mark Gibbons

Mar 7, 2020

kmcowan

Mar 7, 2020

James Ragle

13.7mi

Mar 7, 2020

Private User

Dec 20, 2019

Aaron Selig

Sep 14, 2019

Tim Wenger

Much of this trail is an old 4x4 road but there is some singletrack. Head onto the adjacent Gunnison Bluff Trail for more singletrack 3mi

Sep 7, 2019

Benjamen Thornberg

Great trail. Huge/tough hill climbs followed by steep descents. Great fun. Not technical. 4.6mi — 10h 00m

Aug 1, 2019

Tyler Hincy

5mi

Aug 3, 2017

Jordy Hassemer

9.2mi

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The Old Spanish Trail

“This doubletrack through the hills above the Gunnison River predates European discovery of the area. ”

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7.3

4,858' 1,481 m

4,661' 1,421 m

356' 108 m

290' 88 m

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