Red Hill Council

• Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Jun. 22, 2022

  Red Hill survey results are in!

  

  Carbondale’s much-loved trail system on Red Hill is now seeing more than 70,000 visits a year. That’s according to Davis Farrar, a member of the volunteer group, the Red Hill Council. While most of the Red Hill trail system is Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, the council exists to… read more →

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  Red Hill User Survey - Participants Needed

  By 1blankuser Published Mar. 21, 2022

  The 2022 Red Hill User Survey is available on our website: Redhillcouncil.org

  Please take the time to give us your feedback. It is very important to help us care for these much loved public lands. All input is anonymous. Survey closing date is April 16, 2022. Thank you.

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• Locations: News By Kathleen Shannon Published May. 26, 2021

  Red Hill trails need “TLC”

  Chris Brandt surveys a steep switchback on the B Line trail. Photo by Kathleen Shannon.

  The trails in Carbondale’s Red Hill Recreation Area are loved. If that’s not clear from the jammed parking lot, there’s evidence along the trails themselves. Crumbling paths between switchbacks are evidence of shortcutting – by both humans and canines. Dog poop bags line the trail creating bubbles of stink… read more →

• Locations: News Published May. 12, 2021

  Introducing: Trail Notes

  Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers and Wildland Restoration Volunteers joined the U.S. Forest Service to repair sections of the Hanging Lake trail that had been damaged in a landslide during last summer's Grizzly Creek Fire. Courtesy photo.

  By Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers

  The season for volunteer trail work has begun! In collaboration with Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV), The Sopris Sun will keep readers updated about ongoing projects, trail conditions and opportunities to volunteer outdoors! Registration for upcoming work days is at: rfov.org… read more →