Recreation Path
Photo: Helimedic39, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.8 mi
- distance
- 244 ft
- climb
- 9,103 ft
- high point
- Easy
- difficulty
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Recreation Path open right now?
Road closed
Gunnison County Road 12: road closure is listed as closed by CDOT 511.
Gunnison County Road 12: road closure
Closed · ~1.6 km from Recreation Path · CDOT 511
As of · Source: CDOT 511. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Recreation Path is a cross-country ski route in Colorado, about 1.8 miles long and rated easy. It rises from 8,845 feet to 9,103 feet, with a total gain of 244 feet and a steepest stretch of about 8% at nearly a mile in. The land is private, protected private land, and the nearest town is Crested Butte, about 0.2 miles away. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from the nearby Crested Butte weather station show January highs around 26°F with lows near -7°F, while June runs about 70°F by day and 34°F at night. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the route's high point, so temperatures on the path run a little cooler. Teocalli and Skyland Cc, both cross-country ski areas, are each about half a mile away. The Hone Stone climbing area is about a mile off, and Crested Butte RV Resort is about 2.2 miles away.
Local outfitters
- SUP Marble18 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Recreation Path
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
26° / -7°
12 wet
Feb
29° / -2°
11 wet
Mar
38° / 7°
10 wet
Apr
47° / 19°
9 wet
May
58° / 28°
8 wet
Jun
70° / 34°
7 wet
Jul
76° / 40°
10 wet
Aug
74° / 38°
12 wet
Sep
66° / 31°
9 wet
Oct
54° / 22°
8 wet
Nov
39° / 9°
9 wet
Dec
27° / -4°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Crested Butte, CO, 0.2 mi away at 8,867 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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