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Sunnyside and 4 Corners Trails

Location: Aspen, Colorado
Ride Type: Loop
Trail Type: Single Track 65%
Dirt Road 35%
Distance: 16.00 miles (25.74 KM)
Duration: not specified.
Elevation Gain: 2000 Feet (609 Meters)
Climbing: Long
Skill Level: Advanced Skills
User Density: not specified.

Trail Description:
Ride up Smuggler, turn left at top, up fire road leading to (road or singletrack downhill) Hunter Creek Valley. Fom there cross over to the right side of the creek, facing downvalley. Road to 4 corners begins

200 yards uphill from ghost town/mining houses. Ride 35+ minutes up from there, on the way you will pass intersection of Upper plunge and lower plunge trail. go left, uphill at the only fork in the dirt road. ( or stay Right to go to Van Horn park, and on to The Hobbit Trail)

If you stayed Left you will find 4 corners, with a choice of trails From the intersection: 1) Van Horn Park Trail 2) The Hobbit Trail 3) Lenado Trail 4) Secret Single track trails 1 & 2. 5) Upper and Lower plunge Trail 6) Shadyside/Sunnyside or: 7) Sunnyside.You will find the way.

How to get there:
Take hwy 82 to Cemetary lane. Cross the Roaring Fork River and park in the lot on your left.

From here, ride the paved Rio Grande Trail into Aspen to the base of Smuggler Mountain.