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Here is the Moon Ridge plat.
Moon Ridge Lane is located just up the hill from the town of Crested Butte toward Mt. Crested Butte. The Moon Ridge subdivision has a total of 10 lots and 90 acres of open space. The Recreation Path is a paved path that meanders through the beautiful scenery of Moon Ridge subdivision on its way up the mountain towards Mt. Crested Butte. Most of the right of way for the rec path was created in 1996 during an annexation to Mt. Crested Butte that never happened. Most of the trail now passes through land preserved as open space by the Crested Butte Land Trust. The Town of Crested Butte completed a 1600 foot long section of the rec path from the Slate River bridge to Elk Avenue in 2005. The Recreation Path is a non-motorized connector trail used by pedestrians, nordic skiers, bikers and equestrians for recreational use. It is 3.14 miles in length. The Upper Loop and the Upper Upper Loop trails can be easily accessed via the Rec path. If one takes the Rec path up to Mt. Crested Butte, turns right on Hunter Hill Road, and right again at the next intersection again on Hunter Hill, past the Overlook turnoff, the Upper Loop trail starts at the first hard left switchback, where there’s a parking area and a trail sign. This trail eventually meets up with Tony’s Trail, which winds up from town to join the Upper Loop. If you’re just out for a short spin, you can take a right and be back in Crested Butte. A good marker to look for to find this intersection is a huge boulder that is right at the intersection of the Upper Loop trail and Tony's Trail. If you choose to go straight, you will come to the Upper Upper Loop. You can leave the trail here and take a right turn that leads to the Country Club. If you choose to take the Upper Upper Loop be prepared for more challenging terrain that leads you back to Brush Creek Road. At this point it's a short 2 mile ride on Highway 135 back to Crested Butte, one can return the way one came, or go in the Skyland gate, take Country Club Drive back to the Upper Loop and then to Tony's Trail.
For more information on mountain biking in Crested Butte, you can go to the CBMBA website at http://www.cbmba.org/. Here is more information on hiking in Crested Butte: http://www.gunnisoncrestedbutte.com/hiking-info. For more information on nordic skiing in the Crested Butte area, you can go to the Nordic Center website at http://www.cbnordic.org/.
Moon Ridge Lane is located just up the hill from the town of Crested Butte toward Mt. Crested Butte. The Moon Ridge subdivision has a total of 10 lots and 90 acres of open space. The Recreation Path is a paved path that meanders through the beautiful scenery of Moon Ridge subdivision on its way up the mountain towards Mt. Crested Butte. Most of the right of way for the rec path was created in 1996 during an annexation to Mt. Crested Butte that never happened. Most of the trail now passes through land preserved as open space by the Crested Butte Land Trust. The Town of Crested Butte completed a 1600 foot long section of the rec path from the Slate River bridge to Elk Avenue in 2005. The Recreation Path is a non-motorized connector trail used by pedestrians, nordic skiers, bikers and equestrians for recreational use. It is 3.14 miles in length. The Upper Loop and the Upper Upper Loop trails can be easily accessed via the Rec path. If one takes the Rec path up to Mt. Crested Butte, turns right on Hunter Hill Road, and right again at the next intersection again on Hunter Hill, past the Overlook turnoff, the Upper Loop trail starts at the first hard left switchback, where there’s a parking area and a trail sign. This trail eventually meets up with Tony’s Trail, which winds up from town to join the Upper Loop. If you’re just out for a short spin, you can take a right and be back in Crested Butte. A good marker to look for to find this intersection is a huge boulder that is right at the intersection of the Upper Loop trail and Tony's Trail. If you choose to go straight, you will come to the Upper Upper Loop. You can leave the trail here and take a right turn that leads to the Country Club. If you choose to take the Upper Upper Loop be prepared for more challenging terrain that leads you back to Brush Creek Road. At this point it's a short 2 mile ride on Highway 135 back to Crested Butte, one can return the way one came, or go in the Skyland gate, take Country Club Drive back to the Upper Loop and then to Tony's Trail.
For more information on mountain biking in Crested Butte, you can go to the CBMBA website at http://www.cbmba.org/. Here is more information on hiking in Crested Butte: http://www.gunnisoncrestedbutte.com/hiking-info. For more information on nordic skiing in the Crested Butte area, you can go to the Nordic Center website at http://www.cbnordic.org/.