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Winter
Activities in Breckenridge Colorado
Aspen
Colorado - A Travelers Guide
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The
City of Glenwood Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county
seat and the most populous city of Garfield County, Colorado, United
States. The United States Census Bureau estimated that the city
population was 8,564 in 2005. Glenwood Springs is home to one of
the campuses in the Colorado Mountain College system.
 Amtrak
services regularly stop at Glenwood Springs. The California Zephyr
operates daily in both directions between Chicago and Emeryville,
California (across the bay from San Francisco).
Amtrak
takes an extremely scenic route through the mountains between Denver and
Glenwood Springs. Much of the route follows the Colorado River and is
away from roads and major development. Part of the route near Glenwood
Springs was used for locations in the 1995 action movie Under Siege 2:
Dark Territory, starring Steven Segal.
Skiing
Glenwood
Springs lies about 45 miles north of Aspen and 60 miles west of Vail.
There are 6 world class ski resorts in this triangle: Aspen Mountain,
Snowmass, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk in the Aspen area and Beaver
Creek and Vail Mountain in the Vail area. There is also a family ski
resort 10 miles from town, Sunlight Mountain, to which the locals are
very loyal.
Rafting/Kayaking/Fishing
Two
rivers, the Colorado River and Roaring Fork River, converge in Glenwood
Springs. Both are used extensively for recreation by locals, visitors and
commercial outfitters.
Mountain
Biking
There
are quite a few noted mountain bike trails in the Roaring Fork Valley,
all requiring fitness and stamina. The favored routes for locals are the
Forest Hollow Trail that winds along the rim above Glenwood Canyon and
the Scout Trail, an extreme drop from the canyon rim into downtown
Glenwood. Red Mountain, aka the Jeannie Golay Trail, is a straight up-
straight down dirt road that locals use for training and exercise.
Bike
Trails
The 16
mile long recreation trail through Glewood Canyon is sandwiched between
the canyon walls and the Colorado River. It is suitable for families and
recreational riders, with several access points and rest areas along the
way. Bike rentals and shuttles are available at several outfitters in
town. There is also a paved loop along the Roaring Fork River that takes
you from one end of town to the other and back again.
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