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Trail Maps & Conditions
There are many applications and websites that host trail information in the area. Some are easier to navigate and update than others. Here are our recommended ways to get and give trail updates in the area:
Find trail conditions
- Join the VVMTA Trail Conditions Group on Facebook and search through comments, ask the group questions, or add your own updates. We monitor this group but don’t always see or answer questions in a timely manner
- The “Trailforks” Application, available on iPhone and Android, compiles community reports based on date. We’ve embedded data from the Trailforks application broken out by trail area with any local trail updates. We recommend this app over others such as Alltrails/Hiking Project/ MTBProject/COTrex because of our ability to update the information and credit Adopt a Trail teams. The community can both see and submit reports.
- The USFS staff at the Minturn Office is open 8-4 M-F and can be reached at (970) 827-5715 for USFS trail reports and gate information.
- Additional information on Hiking in Vail is available through the Hike Vail program (bottom of page)
- Visual display of trails, work projects, volunteer efforts, and wildlife closures
- Mobile and web based conditions reporting integrated into our workflows
- Compiling historic data and work into database
- Public input and project specific feedback capability
Seasonal Wildlife Closures
Every spring and winter on trails across the community, there are wildlife protection closures mainly to protect elk and mule deer seasonal migration corridors and calving habitat.
You can learn more about where, when, and why these closures exist on our Seasonal Wildlife Closure page.
Why do these closures exist? Recreation activity can cause a flight response in deer and elk which during already stressful low food supplies or during calving can make them more susceptible to disease, starvation, or predation. Read more on our blog here.
Local Trail Updates Powered by Trailforks Community
The Trailforks Application allows for trail reports to be filed. Scroll to the bottom of this page to an embed from Trailforks to submit a report, or do it directly via the app. Our team monitors these reports and keeps trail info up to date (wildlife closures, routes, descriptions) through our trail organization back end access, but does not actively update reports on trails. Information on how to connect the Trailforks app to Strava, and submit trail reports is located under the embed conditions section.
Edwards/Berry Creek Trail Conditions
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West Eagle Trail Conditions
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Hike Vail – Conditions and Information
Hike Vail, is your one-stop-shop for getting information on hiking in the Vail area! There is a wide variety of trails and experiences that you can have when hiking here. Whether you’re a seasoned Vail hiker or new to the area, we want to help you understand our trails in order to protect and preserve them now and for posterity.
The East Vail trails (Booth Creek, Deluge Lake, Gore Creek, and Bighorn Creek) are getting overwhelmed by visitors and the trails are becoming diminished, so we suggest finding alternatives to these crowded hikes on the trails page. Also, please check out the know before you go page to prepare for your hike and see the parking and transportation page on how you can leave your car behind and take the bus since parking is very limited at many of our trailheads.
Submit Trail Reports Here
You can submit reports via Trailforms that other users can see via this form.
Connect Strava and Trailforks
Do you use Strava? If so, we urge you to connect your Strava account with Trailforks. Why you ask?
- Trailforks provides you great statistical analysis (more than Strava) including ride history, trails ridden, and year over year data
- Trailforks provides us an organization incredible data that we can use to plan future trails, maintain trails, and powerful information to present to local land managers and municipalities
This information is both great for you and for us to advocate for trails. Go here to learn how to connect Strava and Trailforks.
