Left Hand ATV Trail

Trail Overview

The Left Hand ATV trail goes for 3 miles through the Gunnison National Forest. Starting from the west side, it starts as a wide 50" trail through sagebrush rolling hills, and comes up to a gate, as it borders private property. It straight-lines next to a fence along the private property, really straight and fast, with a few dips to watch out for. It becomes a bit more overgrown with grass, with a bit of embedded rock here and there, but stays pretty smooth through the first half of the trail. It goes in and out of beautiful aspen groves, and there are a few sections with more bits of rock and mud puddles while in the trees. After about 2 miles it starts climbing more steeply up the mountain and through the pine forest. The trail stays really wide, but it has a bit more loose rock pieces in the trail, big rollers, and a couple of really sharp turns. There's a long steep hill climb near the end before it steeply descends back down to the east trailhead. The descent is a bit rutted with loose rocks. It ends on another ATV trail that goes north through the forest.