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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Jun. 22, 2022
Red Hill survey results are in!
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Apr. 20, 2022
Trail Notes returns for 2022 season
By Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers staff
We live in a special place, but it’s the people that make our region truly unique. The outdoors culture that’s so central to our lifestyle — and so exciting to visitors — only begins with hiking, biking, rafting… read more →
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Red Hill User Survey - Participants Needed
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Oct. 27, 2021
Trail notes: That's a wrap!
By Jacob Baker
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
As this year’s camping trips and bike rides fade to black, trails and open spaces shift gears too: during the snowy months is when the government agencies and nonprofits who jointly care for our shared outdoors reflect on the year… read more →
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Oct. 13, 2021
Hardwick Bridge to welcome back foot traffic
Hardwick Bridge is not falling down, but it definitely needs new decking and side railings to safely carry pedestrians and bicyclists across the Roaring Fork River. This iron truss bridge, located north of the Iron Bridge and West Bank subdivisions, was erected in the 1920s for cars and trucks,… read more →
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Jun. 23, 2021
Trail Notes - June 24, 2021
By Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
Trail Know-how
Temperatures continue to rise, wind is persistent and precipitation is absent: Garfield, Eagle, Pitkin and Gunnison counties have instituted stage one fire restrictions for all state, federal, private, incorporated and unincorporated lands within their respective areas. Stage one fire restrictions… read more →
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May. 26, 2021
Red Hill trails need “TLC”
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 →
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May. 12, 2021
Introducing: Trail Notes
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 →
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Mar. 31, 2021
Increased use equals increased care for local trails
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) opened project season registration to members on Thursday, April 1. Beginning April 16, the general public is welcome to sign up to help out too, for what communications and engagement manager Jacob Baker calls “our busiest project season probably ever.”
Despite the pandemic,… read more →