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Roundabout k - Fix-it Bike Repair Station Basalt High School ee d Herron Park/Neale St. Cr R Snowmass Dr. Snowmass 3rd St. Village k 2nd St. n e o e Downtown Lazy Glenn o r Rubey Park 42.0 - Rest Area r C Catherine Bridge Lazy Glenn a Open Space e Transit Center Carbondale M l t s a - Restrooms Tressel Bridge C - Potable Water (At Basalt Highschool only) Arciero Trailhead 00 - State Highway To Maroon Lake Old Snowmass To Independence Pass 000 - County Road To Ashcroft To www.riograndetrail.com 19007_2019 Trail Map.indd 2 6/4/2019 9:17:47 AM TRAIL MAINTENANCE GLENWOOD SPRINGS TO ASPEN THE ROARING FORK TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 42 Miles of Continuous Multi-Use Trail manages the Rio Grande Trail from RIORIO GRANDEGRANDE TRAILTRAIL 23rd Street in Glenwood Springs to the Pitkin County line at Emma Road RIO GRANDE in Basalt. For inquiries within that portion of the trail please contact (970) 384-4975 or www.rfta.com ALL USERS PLEASE RESPECT THE TRAIL MAP THE RAIL-TO-TRAIL EFFORT CORRIDOR SPEED LIMIT OF 20 MPH GLENWOOD SPRINGS manages the Rio Grande Trail from Two Rivers Park www.riograndetrail.com This trail is built within the rail corridor of the Denver and GOLDEN RULES OF TRAIL ETIQUETTE to 23rd Street in Glenwood Springs. Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) Aspen Branch, For inquiries within that portion of the although Train operations along this line ceased in phases HORSES. Everyone yields to horses. Stop, step off the trail and trail please contact (970) 384-6300 or between the 1960s and the mid-1990s. The corridor is being talk to the rider. They will tell you when it is safe to pass. www.ci.glenwood-springs.co.us “railbanked” for future transportation uses. CYCLISTS. Ride at a safe speed, single file. Do not exceed 20 In 1997, the rail corridor and track were purchased using PITKIN COUNTY OPEN SPACE AND mph. Slow and announce yourself before passing. Ring your a combination of funding from local governments, TRAILS manages the Rio Grande Trail bell and informpedestrians, “on your left.” Great Outdoors Colorado, the Colorado Department from Emma Road in Basalt to Aspen. of Transportation, and Pitkin County Open Space and PEDESTRIANS. Be alert. Keep headphones turned down so For inquiries within that portion of the Trails. This purchase presented an opportunity to explore you can hear others. trail please contact: (970) 920-5232 transportation alternatives to State Highway 82 congestion or www.pitkincounty.com and the challenge of creating recreation connectivity in the DOG WALKERS. Leash your pet and maintain control. You must Roaring Fork Valley. carry a waste bag and put poop in a proper receptacle. RESOURCES In 2001, RFTA was formed as a regional transportation EVERYONE. Keep to the right of the trail except to pass. If you authority creating a dedicated funding source for transit and must stop, step off the trail. Do not block the trail. City of Aspen Parks, Open Pitkin County Outside trails. Following its completion in 2008, RFTA now manages Space and Trails www.pitkinoutside.org and maintains the Rio Grande Trail with its partner agencies SHARE AND BE AWARE. SAFETY IS FOR EVERYONE. www.cityofaspen.com Roaring Fork Mountain in the Roaring Fork Valley. Crown Mountain Park & Bike Association (RFMBA) Recreation www.rfmba.org www.crownmtn.org WHAT TO EXPECT WE-cycle Bike Share The Rio Grande Trail treadway is asphalt surfaced with some During the winter months, the trail is plowed when snowfall Bureau of Land www.we-cycle.org/ sections of concrete and compacted gravel. The pavement is exceeds 3” between Glenwood Springs and Main Street, Management White River National 8 to 10 feet wide with soft surface shoulders of 2 to 6 feet. The Carbondale. Other sections may be groomed for cross- www.blm.gov/colorado Forest Aspen - Sopris trail is open to those on foot, those on horseback, and those country skiing or remain unmaintained. Call (970) 384-4975 Glenwood Springs Parks & Ranger District using human-powered equipment such as bicycles, in-line for the current trail conditions, or go to www.riograndetrail. Recreation www.fs.usda.gov/main/ skates and skateboards. Wheelchairs, both motorized and com or www.rfta.com. For nordic grooming reports www.glenwoodrec.com whiteriver non-motorized, are permitted. Other Power Driven Mobility between Aspen and Basalt, call (970) 925-2145 or visit www. Devices (OPDMDs) are permitted with restrictions. Call (970) aspennordic.com.. Google Maps 384-4975 for more information, or visit www.rfta.com. E-BIKES Search and view the trail https://maps.google.com Picnic tables and benches are provided at various locations, Class I and Class II E-Bikes are allowed as are trash cans, recycle bins and dog waste stations. There on the Rio Grande Trail between Two is only one potable water source on the trail at the Basalt Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs and trailhead next to the Basalt Highschool, plan to bring your the Pitkin County line at Emma Road in own water as there is no other water source along the length Basalt.