The Up 'N' Over AKA Rock Bottom Ranch AKA Crown Cruise

Dogs No Dogs

E-Bikes Unknown

This is a satisfying loop ride with easy climbs, rolling singletrack, and a fun descent. The ride ends with a cruise along one of the more scenic sections of the Rio Grande Trail. There are limitless options for extending your ride once you get out to Prince Creek, but this featured ride shows the most direct route.

This ride can be started just about anywhere along the route, but is shown as starting from the Catherine's Store Trailhead along the Rio Grande Trail.

From the trailhead, head west on the Rio Grande Trail about 3.0 miles into Carbondale before making a left on Snowmass Road. Take Snowmass Road about a mile before making a left on HWY 133. After about a mile on HWY 133 make a left on Prince Creek Road. Take Prince Creek Road for about a mile. The road will take a hard left with a big red barn on your right. In about 0.25 miles you'll pick up the Prince Creek Trail on the left.

Enjoy a rolling and gradual climb for about 1.4 miles. Pick up Monte Carlo and continue climbing, eventually getting to Christmas Tree where you'll make a left. Climb up Christmas Tree for about 0.5 miles before bearing left on North Porcupine.

A short climb along a fence line before making a left on your first taste of descending. North Porcupine is a fun traverse with punchy climbs and fast descents. Take this for about 2.5 miles where you get to a small meadow with a chicken coop/bee hive/cattle feeder looking thing.

Cross the meadow and pick up Outie where you'll roll your way up and down to the intersection of Buckhorn and Innie. Bear left on Buckhorn and enjoy the 3.0 mile descent back down to the valley floor and Rio Grande Trail. Hang a left and take the Rio Grande Trail back to your car in Carbondale.