Near Josho's Trail
A typical beautiful Hartman Rocks evening at the top of Josho's

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Josho's Trail

4.0 (1 Rating)
A steady and rolling descent.
2.1
mi
Distance
362
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty
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Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
2.14mi
Distance
362ft
Elevation Gain
331ft
Elevation Loss
25%
Max Grade
8,364ft
High Point
8,055ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
Josho's Trail is one of those trails at Hartman Rocks that shouldn't be missed. Start by making your way out to the south end of Hartman's, the preferred way is climbing the gradual ascent on broken shovel. At the end of broken shovel you'll see a signed singletrack for Josho's Trail across the road. The first half mile or so is a gradual climb to the top of a hill, once here you have almost a full mile of steady swooping downhill. For a brief moment the scenery changes with some taller trees and aspens down in the lower parts of the trail, the downhill is almost done here. Inevitably, what goes down must go back up. Fortunately the climb is fairly short, but stiff coming back up to powerline road.

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Contributors
Adam Kagy