That’s another one of my favorite CO Trail sections in the Ark valley. I’ve done it as an out-and-back from Halfmoon to the Elbert Trailhead, which seemed to work pretty well. I usually try to ride Elbert all the way from the top down to Twin Lakes using the other section of the trail. Good stuff, for sure.

The section just North of Hwy 50, on the other hand, is the only part of the CO trail I haven’t liked.

Have you done the section under Mt. Elbert? Basically ride from halfmoon road up to the junction to climb elbert then drop down to Twin Lakes. The climb up is pretty tough, but well worth the ride down to Twin Lakes. Easy to do as a point to point or make it a loop with dirt roads. Good stuff.

-Jon