Aspen Loop Trail

Aspen Loop Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Aspen Loop Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Aspen Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.50254, -108.16006. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Aspen Loop Trail

• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sharkstooth Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~11 km · Must-see
• Centennial Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lavender Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Moss · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~13 km · Must-see
• Spiller Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~13 km · Must-see
• Babcock Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~14 km · Must-see
• Diorite Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hermosa Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · La Plata · ~23 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~34 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~40 km · Must-see
• Grayrock Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~40 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~41 km · Must-see
• Smelter Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~44 km · Must-see
• Durango Christian Church · church · La Plata · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Aspen Loop Trail

Other treks near Aspen Loop Trail

• Old Spanish Trail - Northern Route · trek · La Plata · ~52 km
• Colorado Trail · trek · Mineral · ~125 km
• Wasatch Descent · trek · San Miguel · ~69 km
• Jud Wiebe Memorial Loop · trek · San Miguel · ~72 km
• Telluride Via Ferrata · trek · San Miguel · ~73 km
• Blue Lakes · trek · Ouray · ~81 km
• CDT ivfXX - Continental Divide NST - Old Route · trek · San Juan · ~86 km
• Ice Park Shortcut · trek · Ouray · ~89 km
• Oak Creek Trail · trek · Ouray · ~90 km
• Old Twin Peaks Trail · trek · Ouray · ~90 km

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