Aberdeen East Loop

Total Miles
3.9

Elevation

2,651.66 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

From the north end, this trail starts out fast through the sagebrush, doing a bit of side-hilling elevated above a ravine. It dips in and out of the ravine at times and also crosses a really narrow wooden bridge over the ravine. It's fast and flowy through the rolling hills covered in sagebrush, with lots of curves, and sometimes sharp switchbacks, but the trail surface itself is very easy with not many rocks. It starts side-hilling across the hillside and comes up to some steeper switchbacks with a bit of loose rock, but still only a moderate difficulty. There's a little bit more embedded rock across the trail as it goes south, but you can ride right over it. You can take a road over from the south trailhead to connect to Aberdeen West to make this a loop back to Enchanted Forest Road. This trail is closed from March 15 - May 15 for sage grouse conservation.

Photos of Aberdeen East Loop

Aberdeen East Loop
Aberdeen East Loop

Difficulty

This is an intermediate dirt bike trail that doesn't have any giant ledges or large rock obstacles. There are small embedded rocks across the trail throughout the route, a couple of steeper and tighter switchbacks, and parts of the trail are a bit shelfy, but overall it remains a moderate route that should be manageable by most average riders.

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

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Access Description

The Hartman Rocks Recreation Area, in Gunnison, Colorado, has about 50 miles of singletracks ranging from easy to advanced. It's a high-traffic area, and the trails are multi-use with mountain bikers and hikers. There is a large Day Use parking area at the entrance to Kill Hill Road, and there are 50 dry/primitive designated camping spots within the recreation area. There is a decent Verizon cell signal throughout the rec area. It can get pretty hot here in the summer. The trails are typically closed during the mud season to protect the routes as they dry out but are typically opened around May each year. Trails south of the Powerline Road are closed March 15 - May 15 for sage grouse conservation. The area is very well marked and maintained, with trail markers and difficulty levels indicated at the entrance to every trail.

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