チャフィー郡周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Salida is a great stop along the Great Divide Trail and a good base for shorter bike excursions. The beautiful mountain town is located in the heart of the Rockies in central Colorado. Downtown Salida is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Due to the cool summers and relatively mild winters, the area around Salida is nicknamed the "banana belt" of Colorado. The attractive city has a charming downtown with well-restored historical buildings, as well as many art galleries. Old town is located on the edge of the Arkansas, which makes it particularly pleasant, with car-free access to lush riverside parks.

Cottonwood Pass is the high point along the road between Buena Vista and Taylor Park Reservoir. This point on the road is well above treeline and is along the Colorado Trail. It's worth visiting even if you don't want to journey far from the car.

Saint Elmo is a fascinating, quirky, historic gold and silver mining town. It is touted as a ghost town, but it still has a small number of residents that actually live and run businesses there, namely the general store and a guest house. It does, however, have 43 historic buildings from the mining era, including a saloon, courthouse, jail, mercantile and private homes, and even an outhouse. St. Elmo is accessible all year-round, so it is a great place to visit. The road to it is a driveable dirt trail, so a good touring bike or gravel bike will handle the journey comfortably.

Few Dollars More Trail is a great multi-use trail close to the city of Buena Vista. It is mainly used for hiking and mountain biking and leads along small bushes through a beautiful landscape. As the trail doesn't include any major inclines, it can be considered easy and family-friendly.

Great view of the Collegiate Peaks. There is a bench right off the trail if you want to take a break from your run to enjoy the wonderful vistas.

Cottonwood Pass, rising to the west of Buena Vista, offers a spectacular journey over the Continental Divide. This mountain pass is renowned for its stunning aspen groves that paint the landscape with vibrant fall colors. What makes it even more special is that it stands as the highest paved mountain pass crossing the Continental Divide.

Trailhead to the excellent dedicated bike Trail along the south bank of the Arkansas River

Beautiful oasis of a lake with amazing bird watching right along the trail