There are a lot of trails in the Roaring Fork Valley. Who’s to say which ones are the best? We all like and use trails differently. No matter what age, skill set, or trail knowledge you have, your opinion matters. That’s why anyone can rate and comment on our trail pages. Here’s a list of the highest rated trails. If you are new to the area, check out the most popular trails in the Roaring Fork Valley. Happy exploring!

Most Popular Trails

Highest Rated (Overall)

• Snowmass Lake (10,980 ft) (9.94 out of 10)
• Four Pass Loop (4 Pass Loop) (9.93 out of 10)
• Aspen to Crested Butte (9.93 out of 10)
• Marble to Crested Butte (9.93 out of 10)
• Sky Mountain Park (9.90 out of 10)
• Carbondale to Crested Butte (9.90 out of 10)
• Spouting Rock (7,323 ft) (9.88 out of 10)
• Geneva Lake Trail (9.88 out of 10)
• Deadline Trail (Downhill Only) (9.88 out of 10)
• Independence Pass (12,095 ft) (9.88 out of 10)
• Aspen to Marble (9.87 out of 10)
• Hanging Lake (7,175 ft) (9.86 out of 10)
• Glenwood Canyon Trail (9.86 out of 10)
• Frigid Air Pass (12,405 ft) (9.85 out of 10)
• Conundrum Hot Springs (11,230 ft) (9.84 out of 10)
• Paul’s Point (9.83 out of 10)
• Glenwood Canyon (9.82 out of 10)
• Buckskin Pass (12,462 ft) (9.81 out of 10)
• Three Pass Loop (3 Pass) (9.80 out of 10)
• Elk Camp Overlook (11,340 ft) (9.80 out of 10)
• Triangle Pass Trail (9.80 out of 10)
• Lost Man Loop (9.80 out of 10)
• Trail Rider Pass (12,415 ft) (9.78 out of 10)
• Highway 133 (West Elk Loop Scenic Byway) (9.78 out of 10)
• Raoul Wille Shrine (9.78 out of 10)
• Monte Carlo Bike Ramp (9.78 out of 10)
• Hanging Lake Trail (9.77 out of 10)
• Maroon Lake (9,585 ft) (9.77 out of 10)
• Smuggler Mountain (9.76 out of 10)
• Electric Pass Trail (9.75 out of 10)
• Copper Lake (11,320 ft) (9.75 out of 10)
• Castle/Conundrum Peak Trail (9.75 out of 10)
• Maroon-Snowmass Trail (9.74 out of 10)
• West Maroon Trail (9.73 out of 10)
• Snowmass Bike Park (9.73 out of 10)
• Boy Scout Loop (9.73 out of 10)
• Independence Pass Road (HWY 82) (9.71 out of 10)
• Pierre Lakes (12,100 ft) (9.71 out of 10)
• Hurricane Point (11,535 ft) (9.71 out of 10)
• Grizzly Lake (12,500 ft) (9.71 out of 10)
• Highland Peak (12,392 ft) (9.71 out of 10)
• Hagerman Pass Road (FSR #105) (9.70 out of 10)
• Lead King Loop (9.69 out of 10)
• Continental Divide Trail (Independence Pass) (9.69 out of 10)
• Chapman Lake (9,785 ft) (9.67 out of 10)
• Lost Man Lake (12,450 ft) (9.67 out of 10)
• American Lake (11,365 ft) (9.67 out of 10)
• Eric Smith Shrine (9.67 out of 10)
• Hidden Treasure Trail (9.67 out of 10)
• Lead King Basin Road (FSR #315) (9.65 out of 10)

Highest Rated in Aspen

• Four Pass Loop (4 Pass Loop) (9.93 out of 10)
• Aspen to Crested Butte (9.93 out of 10)
• Sky Mountain Park (9.90 out of 10)
• Independence Pass (12,095 ft) (9.88 out of 10)
• Aspen to Marble (9.87 out of 10)
• Conundrum Hot Springs (11,230 ft) (9.84 out of 10)
• Buckskin Pass (12,462 ft) (9.81 out of 10)
• Triangle Pass Trail (9.80 out of 10)
• Raoul Wille Shrine (9.78 out of 10)
• Maroon Lake (9,585 ft) (9.77 out of 10)
• Smuggler Mountain (9.76 out of 10)
• Electric Pass Trail (9.75 out of 10)
• Castle/Conundrum Peak Trail (9.75 out of 10)
• Maroon-Snowmass Trail (9.74 out of 10)
• West Maroon Trail (9.73 out of 10)
• Independence Pass Road (HWY 82) (9.71 out of 10)
• Pierre Lakes (12,100 ft) (9.71 out of 10)
• Hurricane Point (11,535 ft) (9.71 out of 10)
• Grizzly Lake (12,500 ft) (9.71 out of 10)
• Continental Divide Trail (Independence Pass) (9.69 out of 10)
• Lost Man Lake (12,450 ft) (9.67 out of 10)
• American Lake (11,365 ft) (9.67 out of 10)
• Hidden Treasure Trail (9.67 out of 10)
• Highland Bowl Trail (9.65 out of 10)
• Maroon Bells Scenic Area (9.62 out of 10)
• Electric Pass (13,494 ft) (9.62 out of 10)
• Sugar Bowls Trail (9.60 out of 10)
• Cathedral Lake (11,865 ft) (9.58 out of 10)
• Smuggler Mountain Overlook (8,800 ft) (9.56 out of 10)
• Maroon Creek Road (CR 13) (9.50 out of 10)
• Hasley Pass (12,144 ft) (9.50 out of 10)
• Ute Rock Overlook (9,050 ft) (9.43 out of 10)
• Willow Lake Trail (9.41 out of 10)
• Lincoln Creek Grottos (9.40 out of 10)
• Conundrum Creek Trail (9.38 out of 10)
• Willow Lake (11,795 ft) (9.38 out of 10)
• Hasley Basin Trail (9.36 out of 10)
• Willow Pass (12,570 ft) (9.34 out of 10)
• Buttermilk Trail (9.33 out of 10)
• Arbaney Traverse (9.32 out of 10)
• La Plata Gulch Trail (9.31 out of 10)
• Congo Trail (9.29 out of 10)
• Maroon Bells Scenic Trail (9.20 out of 10)
• Skyline Ridge Trail (9.15 out of 10)
• Hayden Peak Ski Access Trail (9.15 out of 10)
• Maroon Creek Trail (9.08 out of 10)
• Cascades (Grottos) (9.08 out of 10)
• Rio Grande Trail (9.06 out of 10)
• Ute Trail (9.00 out of 10)
• Cooper Creek Road (Iron Mine Road) (9.00 out of 10)

Highest Rated in Snowmass

• Snowmass Lake (10,980 ft) (9.94 out of 10)
• Sky Mountain Park (9.90 out of 10)
• Deadline Trail (Downhill Only) (9.88 out of 10)
• Buckskin Pass (12,462 ft) (9.81 out of 10)
• Three Pass Loop (3 Pass) (9.80 out of 10)
• Elk Camp Overlook (11,340 ft) (9.80 out of 10)
• Maroon-Snowmass Trail (9.74 out of 10)
• Snowmass Bike Park (9.73 out of 10)
• Pierre Lakes (12,100 ft) (9.71 out of 10)
• Eric Smith Shrine (9.67 out of 10)
• Maroon Bells Scenic Area (9.62 out of 10)
• Brandon Zukoff Shrine (BZ Hut) (9.60 out of 10)
• Valhalla Trail (Downhill Only) (9.57 out of 10)
• East Snowmass Pass (12,680 ft) (9.56 out of 10)
• Seven Star Trail (9.55 out of 10)
• Capitol Lake (11,600 ft) (9.54 out of 10)
• Animal Crackers Trail (Downhill Only) (9.50 out of 10)
• Willow Lake Trail (9.41 out of 10)
• Elk Camp Summit Trail (9.39 out of 10)
• Willow Lake (11,795 ft) (9.38 out of 10)
• Anaerobic Nightmare Trail (9.17 out of 10)
• Skyline Ridge Trail (9.15 out of 10)
• Powerline Trail (9.14 out of 10)
• Tom Blake Trail (9.10 out of 10)
• Snowmass Loop (8.97 out of 10)
• Viewline Trail (8.88 out of 10)
• Mountain View Trail (8.77 out of 10)
• Elk Camp Pond (8.75 out of 10)
• Golf Shrine (Snowmass) (8.71 out of 10)
• Divide Way (8.71 out of 10)
• Rim Trail (8.65 out of 10)
• Ditch Trail (Snowmass) (8.50 out of 10)
• Upper Capitol Creek Trail (8.38 out of 10)
• Spiral Point (Yin Yang) (8.15 out of 10)
• Vapor Trail (Downhill Only) (8.00 out of 10)
• Big Burn Uphill Route (8.00 out of 10)
• Vista Trail (7.96 out of 10)
• East Snowmass Trail (7.92 out of 10)
• Sierra Club Trail (7.77 out of 10)
• Snowmass Disc Golf Course (Yellow) (7.75 out of 10)
• Snowmass Peak (13,627 ft) (7.60 out of 10)
• Government Trail (7.58 out of 10)
• Capitol Creek Road (CR 9/FSR #316) (7.33 out of 10)
• Snowmass Golf Course Trails (Winter) (7.25 out of 10)
• Brush Creek Trail (7.00 out of 10)
• Terminator Trail (Winter) (7.00 out of 10)
• Airline Trail (6.94 out of 10)
• Owl Creek Trail (6.93 out of 10)
• Sleigh Ride Trail (6.88 out of 10)
• Rabbit Run Trail (6.87 out of 10)

Highest Rated in Basalt

• Hagerman Pass Road (FSR #105) (9.70 out of 10)
• Lyle/Mormon Lake Trail (9.48 out of 10)
• Savage Lakes Trail (9.47 out of 10)
• Arbaney Traverse (9.32 out of 10)
• Basalt Whitewater Park (9.20 out of 10)
• Frying Pan Spring (9.20 out of 10)
• Rio Grande Trail (9.06 out of 10)
• Seven Castles Trail (9.03 out of 10)
• Monte Carlo Trail (8.93 out of 10)
• Tellurium Lake Trail (8.87 out of 10)
• Frying Pan Coke Ovens (Fryingpan Kilns) (8.86 out of 10)
• FAA Radar Tower (8.80 out of 10)
• Fryingpan Overlook (8,290 ft) (8.75 out of 10)
• Sellar Coke Ovens (8.75 out of 10)
• Mount Sopris Trail (8.69 out of 10)
• Mount Thomas Trail (8.69 out of 10)
• Fryingpan Lakes Trail (8.64 out of 10)
• Fryingpan Lakes Road (FSR #505) (8.63 out of 10)
• Sawyer Lake Trail (8.53 out of 10)
• South Fork Fryingpan Trail (8.50 out of 10)
• Thomas Lakes (10,200 ft) (8.50 out of 10)
• Nast Lake Trail (8.50 out of 10)
• Cedar Drive (8.50 out of 10)
• Prince Creek (8.41 out of 10)
• Wingo Bridge (8.29 out of 10)
• Arbaney Kittle Trail (8.17 out of 10)
• Hagerman Pass (11,925 ft) (8.17 out of 10)
• Father of Ginormous Trail (Downhill Only) (8.13 out of 10)
• Lily Pad Lake Trail (8.13 out of 10)
• Norrie Road (FSR #504) (8.11 out of 10)
• Ruedi Reservoir (8.00 out of 10)
• Strawberry Rock (8.00 out of 10)
• Crown Mountain River Trail (8.00 out of 10)
• Hay Park Trail (7.95 out of 10)
• Josephine Lake Trail (7.91 out of 10)
• Dinkle Lake (8,510 ft) (7.85 out of 10)
• Ginormous Trail (7.83 out of 10)
• Trough Trail (Downhill Only) (7.82 out of 10)
• The Crown (7.76 out of 10)
• Glassier (Horse/Hike) Trail (7.75 out of 10)
• Christmas Tree Trail (7.67 out of 10)
• Ivanhoe Lake (10,935 ft) (7.67 out of 10)
• Rock Bottom Ranch Eco-Trail (7.60 out of 10)
• Willits Fountain (7.40 out of 10)
• Thomas Lakes Trail (7.35 out of 10)
• Buckhorn Traverse Trail (7.25 out of 10)
• Nancy’s Path (7.21 out of 10)
• Frying Pan Road (CR 104) (7.20 out of 10)
• Basalt Mountain Road (FSR #524) (7.18 out of 10)
• Basalt High School Trail (7.13 out of 10)

Highest Rated in Carbondale

• Carbondale to Crested Butte (9.90 out of 10)
• Paul’s Point (9.83 out of 10)
• Highway 133 (West Elk Loop Scenic Byway) (9.78 out of 10)
• RVR Sledding Hill (9.33 out of 10)
• Spring Gulch (9.30 out of 10)
• Red Hill (9.18 out of 10)
• Rio Grande Trail (9.06 out of 10)
• Avalanche Pass Trail (9.00 out of 10)
• Sunlight to Powderhorn Trail (SP Trail) (9.00 out of 10)
• Monte Carlo Trail (8.93 out of 10)
• Bulldog Creek Trail (8.88 out of 10)
• Lorax Trail (8.80 out of 10)
• FAA Radar Tower (8.80 out of 10)
• Mushroom Rock Trail (8.73 out of 10)
• Mount Sopris Trail (8.69 out of 10)
• Lake Ridge Lakes Loop (8.67 out of 10)
• Thomas Lakes (10,200 ft) (8.50 out of 10)
• Sidewinder Trail (XC Only) (8.50 out of 10)
• The Narrows Trail (8.50 out of 10)
• Finlandia Trail (XC Only) (8.44 out of 10)
• Prince Creek (8.41 out of 10)
• Red Hill Road (CR 107) (8.25 out of 10)
• Rio Grande ARTway (8.17 out of 10)
• Father of Ginormous Trail (Downhill Only) (8.13 out of 10)
• Lily Lake Trail (8.08 out of 10)
• Little Dipper Trail (XC Only) (8.00 out of 10)
• Middle Thompson Creek Road (FSR #306) (8.00 out of 10)
• Hay Park Trail (7.95 out of 10)
• Dinkle Lake (8,510 ft) (7.85 out of 10)
• Ginormous Trail (7.83 out of 10)
• Trough Trail (Downhill Only) (7.82 out of 10)
• The Crown (7.76 out of 10)
• Redstone River Boulders (7.75 out of 10)
• Avalanche Creek Trail (7.68 out of 10)
• Christmas Tree Trail (7.67 out of 10)
• Penny Hot Springs (7.65 out of 10)
• Marion Cemetery (7.56 out of 10)
• Ragged Mountain Road (FSR #898) (7.55 out of 10)
• Big Dipper Trail (XC Only) (7.36 out of 10)
• Thomas Lakes Trail (7.35 out of 10)
• Placita Trail (7.35 out of 10)
• Buckhorn Traverse Trail (7.25 out of 10)
• Avalanche Creek Road (FSR #310) (7.22 out of 10)
• South Thompson Creek Road (FSR #305) (7.13 out of 10)
• Creekside Trail (7.00 out of 10)
• Carbondale Archery Range (7.00 out of 10)
• English Trim Trail (6.90 out of 10)
• Three Poles Trail (6.88 out of 10)
• Elk Traverse Trail (6.86 out of 10)
• Dry Park Road (CR 125) (6.85 out of 10)

Highest Rated in Glenwood

• Spouting Rock (7,323 ft) (9.88 out of 10)
• Hanging Lake (7,175 ft) (9.86 out of 10)
• Glenwood Canyon Trail (9.86 out of 10)
• Glenwood Canyon (9.82 out of 10)
• Hanging Lake Trail (9.77 out of 10)
• Boy Scout Loop (9.73 out of 10)
• Dead Horse Trail (9.53 out of 10)
• Forest Hollow Trail (9.42 out of 10)
• Rio Grande Trail (9.06 out of 10)
• Sunlight to Powderhorn Trail (SP Trail) (9.00 out of 10)
• Scout Trail (8.91 out of 10)
• American Flag in Glenwood Canyon (8.89 out of 10)
• Storm King Fourteen Memorial Trail (8.82 out of 10)
• Annie’s Wishing Tree (8.80 out of 10)
• Sunlight Shelter (8.50 out of 10)
• Sunlight Mountain (8.45 out of 10)
• Compass Trail (8.43 out of 10)
• Glenwood Falls (8.40 out of 10)
• Pioneer Cemetery Trail (Doc Holliday Trail) (8.33 out of 10)
• Cross Trail (8.33 out of 10)
• Ute Uphill Route (8.31 out of 10)
• Defiance Trail (8.24 out of 10)
• CMC Spring Valley Disc Golf Course (8.00 out of 10)
• Transfer Trail (FSR #602) (8.00 out of 10)
• Red Mountain Trail (Jeanne Golay Trail/Red Mountain Road) (7.96 out of 10)
• Grizzly Creek Trail (7.88 out of 10)
• Cardiff Coke Ovens (7.83 out of 10)
• Compass Peak (9,895 ft) (7.80 out of 10)
• Grandstaff Trail (7.71 out of 10)
• Hubbard Cave Road (FSR #408) (7.54 out of 10)
• Burnt Tree Ridge Trail (7.50 out of 10)
• South Canyon Hot Springs (7.40 out of 10)
• Grizzly Summer Road (7.40 out of 10)
• Lookout Mountain Road (CR 120) (7.23 out of 10)
• Sun King Uphill Route (7.20 out of 10)
• Mitchell Creek Trail (7.19 out of 10)
• Red Mountain Cross (7,450 ft) (6.93 out of 10)
• Dry Park Road (CR 125) (6.85 out of 10)
• Storm King Firefighters Memorial (6.83 out of 10)
• Hadley Gulch Trail (6.81 out of 10)
• Garl’s Landing (6.80 out of 10)
• Upper Cattle Creek Schoolhouse (6.57 out of 10)
• Red Mountain Road (6.56 out of 10)
• Linwood Cemetery (6.50 out of 10)
• Babbish Trail (6.50 out of 10)
• No Name Trail (Jess Weaver Trail) (6.45 out of 10)
• South Canyon Sledding Hill (6.45 out of 10)
• Wulfsohn Trail (6.40 out of 10)
• Sunlight Peak Road (FSR #318) (6.27 out of 10)
• Doc Holliday’s Grave (6.23 out of 10)