Joshos

Total Miles
2.1

Elevation

2,547.24 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

Joshos is a 2.2-mile-long trail in Hartman Rocks that has a mix of fast easy stuff, moderate rock features, and scenic sections, making it a fun one to add to your ride through the recreation area. It makes a half loop off of Rattlesnake Junction Road. The west end of Joshos starts out very fast through the desert as a dirt trail having to go through a lot of whoops. This one probably gets a lot of use. It meanders the sagebrush hills, crossing ravines and going through a metal pinch point, with not a lot of features for the first half. On the southern part of the loop, it goes through a lush grove of aspen trees, making it more interesting than the barren desert terrain. It comes up to a few rock slab features that are moderate difficulty, like ramped rock ledges up to a foot tall, or a steeper long slab of rock. The slab rock has great traction, so it isn't overly difficult. The trail goes through some pine trees with beautiful rock cliffs in the background, making it really scenic.

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Joshos
Joshos

Difficulty

This is an intermediate single track due to a couple of rock features throughout the 2.2 miles that require a bit of skill of experience on rock slab.

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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