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Snowmobile Trails Map for Gunnison, Almont, Pitkin, Waunita Hot Springs and Sargents areas of Colorado

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Snowmobiling in Gunnison

The Greater Gunnison Area offers many snowmobiling opportunities. Trail access is separated into three areas: The Ohio Creek Area, The Gunnison Area, and The Waunita Hot Springs Area. These areas include multiple mountain passes that invite snowmobilers to explore the vast wilderness. Local mountain towns of Almont, Pitkin, Ohio City, Parlin, Sargents, and Waunita Hot Springs provide, shopping, lodging, dinning, snowmobile rentals and tours. After a day of hard riding, take a dip in the hot springs at Waunita Hot Springs to warm up and relax. With all of the these great winter time opportunities, the Gunnison area should be on your bucket list for winter fun.

Please be respectful of our home - Colorado's Mountains. We ask that you stay on the trail. Pack out what you pack in, including your wrappers, cigarette butts and gum. Take only pictures, leave only foot prints. Learn more about snowmobile safety, rules and regulations.

Ohio Creek Area

Located north of Gunnison and accessed from Highway 135 and Ohio Creek Road. From there you will reach the Ohio Creek Trailhead where you can park and unload your sleds.

CARBON CREEK TRAIL: From the Ohio Creek Trailhead, the Carbon Creek Trail is on the east side. This trail leads to the Carbon Peak area on the Crested Butte and Taylor Park Snowmobile Trail.
OHIO CREEK: This trail leads you north towards Crested Butte. The Ohio Creek trail takes snowmobilers up over Ohio Pass and down to Crested Butte. You can see the rest of this trail on our Crested Butte and Taylor Park Snowmobile Map.
OHIO PEAK TRAIL: From the Ohio Creek Trailhead, take the trail that branches to the west toward Ohio Peak.

Gunnison Area

This area offers two trails for snowmobilers with some unique sightseeing opportunities of the Hartman Rock Recreation Area and Lost Canyon's Ridge.

HARTMAN ROCK TRAIL: Access this trail by taking Road 38 south of Gunnison to the Hartman Rock Trailhead. The trailhead offers plenty of space for unloading and parking. The Hartman Rock Trail travels west and curves around to the north through the Hartman Rock Recreation Area eventually coming to an end at Highway 50. Take advantage of the granite ridge that dominates the area and explore its miles of groomed trails.
LOST CANYON: North of Gunnison along Highway 135, take a right on Road 10 that leads to the Lost Canyon Trailhead. The trail travels upward and on to a ridge that has open views for several miles.

Waunita Hot Springs Area

Located east of Gunnison off Highway 50, there are many trails that lead east to the Salida and Monarch Area. Many of these snowmobiles trails start from Waunita Hot Springs where there is ample parking. To get to Waunita Hot Springs, from Highway 50 at Parlin, take Road 887 north.

Please be aware that Cumberland and Hancock Passes cross avalanche terrain. Neither are groomed or marked. Both of these routes are "user-compacted" snowmobile routes that follow forest service roads. They should not be deemed designated. All snowmobile routes, designated or non-designated, still have hazards and risks and do not have avalanche control measures in place.

BLACK SAGE PASS TRAIL: Black Sage Pass Trail takes snowmobilers east up and over Black Sage Pass and eventually over to the Old Monarch Pass Trail on the Salida and Monarch Snowmobile Trail.
HANCOCK PASS: From the town of Pitkin, on County Road 76, Hancock Pass trail take snowmobile riders east to Hancock Pass. East of Hancock Pass, off this map, the trail continues northeast to the town of St. Elmo on the Buena Vista Area Snowmobile Trail.
ROAD 763: From Waunita Hot Springs, Road 763 travels north over Waunita Pass and to the mountain town of Pitkin. This is one of the shorter trails in the area. You could also start in Pitkin.
ROAD 765: At the mountain town of Pitkin, Road 765 takes the snow loving explorer northeast over Cumberland Pass. From there, Road 765 continues north off this map to Mirror Lake and Tincup on the Buena Vista Area Snowmobile Trail.
WHITE PINE ROAD: East of the town of Sargents is Road 888. Road 888 heads north the the White Pine Road Trailhead. Here you can unload your sleds and take White Pine Road north to Hancock Pass. Along the way are opportunities to meet up with Black Sage Pass Trail and Hancock Pass Trail.

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