PortlandSkate News and Articles About Skating Glenwood Canyon Trail

The Glenwood Canyon trail is 18 mile long paved trail, rated as easy. A wildlife rich area, beautiful and lush, it winds along the Colorado river, through the red rocks of Glenwood Canyon from Glenwood Springs to Dotsero.

The trail ascends from 5,900 feet to 6,200 and is open and heavily used from May through October, with sections possibly closed due to high water in late spring.

Four rest areas were built in the canyon: No Name, Grizzly Creek, Hanging Lake, and Bair Ranch. The rest areas accommodate the highway and recreational trail that both run parallel but distinctly separate paths which accommodates the trails wilderness experience.

You can stay at a resort along the trail, inline skate, white water raft, and mountain bike.

The town of Glenwood Springs has several places where you can forget the hustle of home, and ease off into Nirvana, quickly sooth the day's aches. One of the world's largest and famous Hot Springs open air swimming pool, of natural hot mineral water. The Hot Springs Pool is tastefully developed and the temperature is not-too-hot and not-too-cool.

A short walk from the pool is the Yampa Spa and Vapor Caves, A place I visited as a teenager while on a ski tour with my Dad through Colorado. I remember walking down into the vapor caves, a series of underground rooms, or caves. I sported a towel that was quickly saturated with the humid vapors from the hot subterranean water that winds its way through.

I have been looking for years for a reason to return, now this all sounds pretty good! Plus Amtrak goes there.

Yampah Spa and Salon
AmTrak
Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce
Glenwood Springs Hotels


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HOME Inline Skate Resource Skate Journal Skate Schedule Learn To Skate Skate Accessories Skate Links Article Archives Where to Skate Skate Maintenance Speed Skating Roller Hockey Email Sign-up for Email List Weather	Directions from Glenwood Springs: Go to the I-70 interchange. Take the Highway 82 exit and go to stop light. Right at the stop light, keeping in the left lane after the turn. Go straight through the next stop light where Highway 82 turns to cross the river. Stay on the road north of the hot springs pool, don't cross the bridge. Parking is available by the Art Center. Trailhead sign is just past the Art Center. Trail may also be accessed at the No Name, Grizzly Creek, Shoshone Power Plant, Hanging Lake, Bair Ranch, and Dotsero interchanges off I-70 in the Glenwood Canyon area. Directions from Eagle: Travel 12 miles west of Eagle on I-70 to the Dotsero exit. Turn right at the bottom of the exit ramp and follow the I-70 frontage road west to the trailhead. Directions from Vail: Travel 43 miles west on I-70 to the Dotsero exit. Turn right at the bottom of the exit ramp and follow the I-70 frontage road west to the trailhead. Directions from Beaver Creek: Travel 34 miles west on I-70 to the Dotsero exit. Turn right at the bottom of the exit ramp and follow the I-70 frontage road west to the trailhead.	The Glenwood Canyon trail is 18 mile long paved trail, rated as easy. A wildlife rich area, beautiful and lush, it winds along the Colorado river, through the red rocks of Glenwood Canyon from Glenwood Springs to Dotsero. The trail ascends from 5,900 feet to 6,200 and is open and heavily used from May through October, with sections possibly closed due to high water in late spring. Four rest areas were built in the canyon: No Name, Grizzly Creek, Hanging Lake, and Bair Ranch. The rest areas accommodate the highway and recreational trail that both run parallel but distinctly separate paths which accommodates the trails wilderness experience. You can stay at a resort along the trail, inline skate, white water raft, and mountain bike. The town of Glenwood Springs has several places where you can forget the hustle of home, and ease off into Nirvana, quickly sooth the day's aches. One of the world's largest and famous Hot Springs open air swimming pool, of natural hot mineral water. The Hot Springs Pool is tastefully developed and the temperature is not-too-hot and not-too-cool. A short walk from the pool is the Yampa Spa and Vapor Caves, A place I visited as a teenager while on a ski tour with my Dad through Colorado. I remember walking down into the vapor caves, a series of underground rooms, or caves. I sported a towel that was quickly saturated with the humid vapors from the hot subterranean water that winds its way through. I have been looking for years for a reason to return, now this all sounds pretty good! Plus Amtrak goes there. Yampah Spa and Salon AmTrak Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce Glenwood Springs Hotels