Aspen, Colorado (7,890 ft) is home to four ski areas, Aspen (AJAX) Mountain, Aspen Highlands Mountain, Buttermilk Mountain, and Snowmass. Aspen also neighbors three wilderness areas – Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness, and the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. There are a lot of hiking and biking trails. We made a list. Use our search tool below to find a trail. We also list the top rated trails in Aspen and the most popular trails in Aspen. Happy exploring!
Most Popular Trails
Highest Rated Trails
Trails in Aspen
- 10th Mountain Trail:
Medium – 0.40 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- ABC (Airport Business Center) Trail:
Easy – 2.5 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Airline Trail:
Medium – 2 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike – Dirt
- Airport Ranch Trail:
Hard – Hike, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- AJAX Trail:
Easy – 1.5 Miles – Dirt – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly
- American Lake Trail #1985:
Medium – 3.2 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Annie B. Mitchell Trail:
Easy – 0.18 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Aspen Mass Trail:
Easy – 0.7 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Aspen Mountain Summer Road (Aspen Mountain Trail):
Medium – 4.9 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Aspen Valley Ranch Trail:
Medium – 1.75 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Behind The Sign (BTS) Trail:
Medium – 0.65 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Bergman Trail:
Easy – 0.26 Miles – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Blue Lake Trail:
Hard – 2.2 Miles – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Braille Trail:
Easy – 0.2 Mile Loop – Hike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Brush Creek Trail:
Easy – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly* (Sensitive Wildlife Area – No dogs allowed mid Oct. through mid May) – Paved
- Burlingame Trail:
Easy – 0.5 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike – Paved
- Burlingame Connector Trail (ABC):
Easy – 0.2 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Burlingame Connector Trail (Rio Grande):
Easy – 0.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Buttermilk Connector Trail:
Medium – 1 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Buttermilk Summer Road:
Medium – 3.4 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Buttermilk Trail:
Hard – 2 Miles – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Castle/Conundrum Peak Trail:
Hard – Hike – Rocky
- Castle Creek Road (CR 15):
Medium – 13 Miles – Road Bike – Paved
- Cathedral Lake Trail #1984:
Hard – 2.8 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Cemetery Lane Trail:
Easy – 1.1 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Chaparral Ranch Trail:
Medium – 3.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike – Dirt
- Chatfield Trail:
Easy – 0.37 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Cherry Trail:
Medium – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Clark’s Cutoff Trail:
Easy – 0.1 Miles – Walk, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Congo Trail #1956:
Hard – 1.7 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Continental Divide Trail (Independence Pass):
Hard – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt/Rocky
- Conundrum Creek Trail #1981:
Medium – 8.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly (To Silver Dollar Pond) – Dirt/Rocky
- Cooper Creek Road (Iron Mine Road):
Hard – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Cozy Point Trail:
Medium – 1.1 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride – Dirt
- Cozy Pony Trail:
Easy – Less Than A Mile – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike – Dirt
- Cozyline Trail:
Medium – 2.8 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike – Dirt
- Crater Lake Trail:
Medium – 1.8 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Difficult Creek Trail #2196:
Medium – 3 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Discovery Trail:
Easy – 0.3 Mile Loop – Hike, Dog Friendly – Gravel
- East of Aspen Trail:
Easy – 3.1 Miles – Walk, Hike, Run, Road Bike, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved/Dirt
- East Maroon Trail #1983:
Hard – 10.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- East Rim Trail:
Hard – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Electric Pass Trail:
Hard – 5.2 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Express Creek Road (FSR #122):
Hard – 5.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Five Trees Trail:
Hard – 0.8 Miles – Hike, Run – Dirt
- Four Corners Road (20B.1):
Medium – 1 Mile – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Four Pass Loop:
Hard – 28 Miles (Round Trip) – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Gold Butte Trail:
Hard – 0.25 Miles – Hike, Climb – Rocky/Dirt
- Government Trail #1980:
Medium – 9.8 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Green Mountain Trail:
Hard – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Grizzly Lake Trail #1990:
Medium – 3.6 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Grottos Trail #2180:
Easy – Mileage Varies – Hike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt/Rocky
- Hannon Creek Trail:
Hard – 5.3 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Hasley Basin Trail:
Hard – 4.2 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Hidden Treasure Trail:
Medium – 1.5 Miles (Loop) – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Highlands Summer Road:
Medium – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Highlands Trail:
Easy – 0.5 Miles – Walk, Run, Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- High School Trail:
Easy – 0.47 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Hobbit Trail #1989.3:
Medium – 1.6 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Hospital Trail:
Easy – 0.33 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Hummingbird Trail:
Medium – 1.8 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Hunter Creek Cutoff Trail:
Medium – 1.1 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Hunter Creek Trail #2184:
Medium – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt/Rocky
- Hunter Valley Trail #1992:
Medium – 7 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Independence Pass Road (HWY 82):
Hard – 36 Miles (From Aspen to Twin Lakes) – Road Bike – Paved
- Independence Pass Scenic Trail:
Easy – 0.5 Mile Loop – Walk, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Iowa Shaft Trail:
Medium – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Johnson Creek Trail:
Medium – 2 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Kelley’s Trail:
Medium – Hike, Run – Dirt
- Kobey Trail #2186.2:
Hard – 3 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- La Plata Gulch Trail:
Hard – 4.3 Miles – Hike, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Lani White Trail:
Medium – 0.2 Miles – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Larkspur Mountain Road (FSR #103):
Hard – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Lenado Trail #149 (Tincup/Tinpot Trail):
Medium – 2.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Lincoln Creek Road (FSR #106):
Medium – 11 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Linkins Lake Trail #1979:
Hard – 0.6 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Little Annie Road:
Hard – 4.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Little Cloud Trail:
Medium – 0.63 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Little Nell Trail:
Hard – 1.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Lollipop Trail:
Medium – 1 Mile – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Lost Man Trail #1996:
Hard – 8.8 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Marolt Trail:
Easy – 1.1 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Maroon Bells Scenic Trail #2197:
Easy – 1.5 Miles (Round Trip) – Hike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Maroon Creek Road (CR 13):
Medium – 9.25 Miles – Road Bike – Paved
- Maroon Creek Trail:
Medium – 1.47 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Maroon Creek Trail #1982 (Maroon Bells):
Easy – 3.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Maroon-Snowmass Trail #1975:
Hard – 17 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Mascotte 99 Trail:
Easy – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- McLain Flats Road (CR 19):
Medium – 4.3 Miles – Road Bike – Paved
- Meadows Trail:
Easy – 0.57 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved/Dirt
- Midland Trail:
Easy – 0.30 Miles – Walk, Hike, Run, Mountain Bike – Gravel
- Midnight Mine Road:
Hard – 5.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Midway Creek Trail #1993:
Hard – 8.8 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Mills Trail:
Medium – Hike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Montezuma Basin Road (FSR #102):
Hard – 4.7 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Moore Trail:
Easy – Distance Varies – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Music Tent Trail:
Easy – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Nature Trail (Aspen Mountain):
Easy – 1 Mile – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- New York Creek Trail #2182:
Hard – 4.2 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- No Problem Joe Trail:
Easy – Less Than A Mile – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- North Fork Trail (North Fork Lake Creek Trail):
Medium – 4 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- North Fork Cutoff Trail #1976:
Hard – 1.1 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Oklahoma Flats Trail:
Easy – 0.16 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Old Stage Trail:
Easy – 0.8 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Oregon Trail:
Medium – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Owl Creek Trail:
Medium – Walk, Hike, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Pearl Pass Road (FSR #102):
Hard – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Petroleum & Anderson Lake Trail #1991:
Medium – 1.8 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Plunge Trail (Sunnyside Trail):
Hard – 1.6 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Portal Trail (Proposed):
Hike, Run, Mountain Bike
- Power of 1 Trail:
Medium – 2.25 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Red Butte Trail:
Hard – 0.75 Miles – Hike, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Red Canyon Trail #1933:
Hard – 6.25 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Red Mountain Road (CR 20):
Hard – 2.65 Miles – Road Bike, Mountain Bike – Paved/Dirt
- Red Mountain Road (FSR #130):
Medium – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Red Rim Road:
Hard – 5.9 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Richmond Hill Road (FSR #123):
Hard – 12 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Rio Grande Trail:
Easy – 42 Miles – Walk, Hike, Run, Road Bike, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly- Paved/Gravel
- River Run Trail:
Medium – 1.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Secret Trail (Sunnyside Trail):
Medium – 1.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Shadow Mountain Trail:
Hard – 0.8 Miles – Hike – Rocky
- Shadyside Trail #1988:
Hard – 2.6 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Skyline Ridge Trail:
Medium – 2.1 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike – Dirt *Seasonal wildlife closure beginning of Dec. to mid May
- Sky Mountain Park:
Difficulty Varies – Distance Varies – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike – Dirt
- Smuggler Mountain Road (FSR #131):
Medium – 6.33 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Snyder Park Trail:
Easy – 0.2 Miles – Walk, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Spruce Creek Trail #1927:
Medium – 8 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Stein Trail:
Easy – 0.6 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Stirling Wilderness Trail (Stirling Cooper Trail):
Hard – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Sugar Bowls Trail:
Hard – 1.7 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Sunnyside Trail #1987:
Medium – 10 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Tabor Creek Trail #2185:
Medium – 3.9 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Tiehack Summer Road:
Hard – 2.75 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Tiehack Trail:
Hard – 1.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Tootsie Roll Trail:
Medium – 1.06 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Triangle Peak Trail:
Hard – 3 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Truro Lake Trail:
Medium – 2.2 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Ute Avenue Trail:
Easy – 2.5 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Ute Mesa Trail:
Medium – 0.2 Miles – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Ute Trail:
Hard – 3.1 Miles (0.9 Miles to Ute Rock Overlook) – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Van Horn Lookout Trail:
Medium – 0.5 Mile – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Van Horn Trail:
Medium – 1 Mile – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Verena Mallory Trail:
Medium – 0.35 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- W. Hopkins Trail:
Easy – 0.2 Miles – Walk, Run, Road Bike, Dog Friendly – Paved
- Water Plant Trail:
Medium – Hike, Run – Dirt
- Weller Lake Trail #1989:
Easy – 0.6 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- West Buttermilk Trail:
Medium – 1.2 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- West Maroon Trail #1970 (East Fork/West Maroon Pass Trail):
Hard – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- West Maroon Portal Trail:
Medium – 1 Mile – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- West Side Trail:
Hard – 4 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Wheeler Ditch Trail:
Easy – 0.33 Miles – Hike, Run, Dog Friendly – Dirt
- Willow Lake Trail #1978:
Hard – 6.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Rocky/Dirt
- Woody Creek Road (CR 18):
Medium – 8.8 Miles – Run, Mountain Bike – Paved/Dirt
- Woody Creek Trail #1994:
Medium – 9.7 Miles – Hike, Run, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
