Top of the World

Total Miles
1.6

Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Single Track

Accessible By

Trail Overview

Top of the World is a fun single track in Hartman Rocks that has several moderate rock features, along with fast sections through sagebrush. It's a pretty wide trail that gets heavy use, being pretty close to the staging area and camping areas. The east end starts in the flat valley, curving through sagebrush, and dipping in and out of ravines. It comes up to some rock slab, like big long ramps, that have plenty of traction. The unique part of the trail is when it goes through a couple of narrow spots between giant boulders, making it really scenic. Although a lot of the trail is smooth and fast, there are plenty of spots with some loose chunks of rock littering the trail, and embedded flat slab rock that you have to ride over. Some of the bigger sections of the slab rock have small ledges, about a foot tall, uneven, and off-camber, but they are not overly difficult.

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Difficulty

This is an intermediate trail as there are rock pinches and rock slab ledge obstacles that are moderate difficulty, but should be manageable by any experienced rider.

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

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Access Description

The Hartman Rocks Recreation Area, in Gunnison, Colorado, has about 50 miles of singletracks ranging from easy to advanced. It's a high-traffic area, and the trails are multi-use with mountain bikers and hikers. There is a large Day Use parking area at the entrance to Kill Hill Road, and there are 50 dry/primitive designated camping spots within the recreation area. There is a decent Verizon cell signal throughout the rec area. It can get pretty hot here in the summer. The trails are typically closed during the mud season to protect the routes as they dry out but are typically opened around May each year. Trails south of the Powerline Road are closed March 15 - May 15 for sage grouse conservation. The area is very well marked and maintained, with trail markers and difficulty levels indicated at the entrance to every trail.

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