Richmond Hill
Side by Side, ATV, Motorcycles & Jeeps Trails
Colorado
Richmond Hill trail to Aspen Mountain starts at the top of the difficult Taylor Pass trail. From the start of the trail you can see Pearl Pass in the distance. Pearl Pass is the most awe inspiring trail I have have ridden on in Colorado
Richmond Hill is a neat trail in that it stays above the timberline for the first 6 miles or so. If you have never been to an area like this you are in for a treat, it is a very unique experience. Driving in the high elevation about the tree line is very interesting and gives you an impression of riding on the moon or some far off place. Another trail that has the same above the tree line experience is the Radical Hill area near Keystone and Breckenridge.
Riding an ATV, dirt bike, and RZR above the timberline can be a bucket list ride. At first you may think is would be simply be like riding in prairie like in Kansas or the Dakotas but you would be wrong. Your body really gets the sense you are up high and that the world just slopes off around you.
This stretch of trail is one of the best you can ride with an ATV or side by side near Aspen. I have heard that you can now longer connect into Aspen. I don't know this to be true or false, I would recommend checking with the local forest service station.
Entering the trees as the Jeep road starts to descend toward the Aspen Resort area. By the time you reach this point is likely that you haven't seen another person for a while, that is about to change.
There are several side roads just before you get to Aspen Mountain. We took a wrong turn and ended up here, great view though.
Top of Aspen Mountain as seen from the resort lodge. We stopped here and got a few snacks. With everyone dressed in there best "Aspen Cloths" we felt a little out of place being so dusty. There are many summer activities going on here, but if you are looking at this page you would likely want to stay on your four wheeler.
If riding a side by side is not the first thing you think of when you think of Aspen Colorado, you are just not thinking straight. I mean really doesn't everyone come to Aspen for the off-roading?
Entering the trees as the Jeep road starts to descend toward the Aspen Resort area. We didn't have the town of Aspen as our goal, we only wanted to get to the Sundeck restaurant.
There are several side roads just before you get to Aspen Mountain. We took a wrong turn and ended up here, great view though. I've learned over the years that many times wrong turns lead to the best adventures.
Top of Aspen Mountain as seen from the resort lodge. There are many summer activities going on here, but if you are looking at this page you would likely want to stay on your four wheeler.
If riding a side by side is not the first thing you think of when you think of Aspen Colorado, you are just not thinking straight. It was actually comical for two very dusty guys to be walking around inside the posh resort, to say we didn't fit in would be an understatement.