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Getting to the Trailhead

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Gunnison Bluffs Trail andthe Old Spanish Trail

2012 James Hodge C

This map was created by John Hodge in 2012 using the best information I could find. Mountain biking can be a dangerous sport (don’t we know it!) so be careful and if anything goes wrong it ain’t my fault, blah, blah, blah, you know the drill. If you do have any comments or suggestions you can contact me at velocartographer@gmail.com. More trail maps like this one are available at: www.copmoba.com

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Coffman Road TrailheadBest access is via 1st Street

in Whitewater

These directions will get you to the Orchard Mesa trailhead from downtown Grand Junction:

Head south out of downtown Grand Junction on 5th Street/Highway 50. After about three miles you’ll come to 28 ½ Road (there’s a traffic light). Turn right, then immediately turn left on B Road. After just 100 meters (yards, whatever) turn right onto 28 ½ Road once again. The trail head is a dirt lot on your right.

Once on your bike, you’ll notice a gravel path at the south end of the parking lot heading across the dirt lot. That takes you to Valley View Drive, which you take one block to Sunlight Drive and turn left. The beginning of the trail is just another block down Sunlight Drive.

There is absolutely NO PARKING where the trail starts at the south end of Sunlight Drive. Since this is a residential area, there’s no room to park and, besides, it’s just not polite for a bunch of mountain bikers to park right in front of someone’s house. Let’s keep this trailhead open by being respectful of private property, what say?

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Distance Between Points For Selected Trails in Miles

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All of the trials in the Gunnison Bluffs/Old Spanish Trail system are technically easy. However, there are some sandy spots and some short, steep hills, some steep enough so that you’ll probably want to walk your bike. So these trails can be a bit physically demanding, especially on a warm day.

And speaking of weather, it is strongly advised that these trails be avoided when they’re wet. The dirt out here is has lots of clay in it, so when it’s wet it sticks to everything. It sticks to your shoes, it sticks to your tires...some people say it’ll even stick to you soul.

A Note On Trail Difficulty

Dirt Road

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