Grouse

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 8121 - 8152 feet
Cellphone: 3-5 bars
Time: 20 mins.
Trailhead: P77 Road
Fee: none
Attractions: Forest of oakbrush

The Grouse trail is located in the Cerro Summit Recreation Area near Montrose, Colorado. The trail begins off of the Porcupine trail near the upper trailhead on P77 Road. From there it follows a loop through thick growths of oakbrush mingled, with open patches of grass and wildflowers, until it rejoins the Porcupine trail about 50 feet from where it began.

Porcupine

Rating: 
One-way Distance: 1.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 7995 - 8136 feet
Cellphone: 2-5 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Cerro Summit
Fee: none
Attractions: Fun singletrack

The Porcupine trail is located in the Cerro Summit Recreation Area near Montrose, Colorado. Beginning off of the Elk Run trail at the bottom it climbs up the side of the oakbrush covered mountain to the upper trailhead along P77 Road. A series of 8 or 9 switchbacks makes easy work out of the 141 foot change in elevation. As the trail climbs the side of the mountain it is crisscrossed, and shares routes at times, by the Escalator trail which is making the climb in similar fashion.

Tuff Canyon

Rating: 
One-way Distance: 0.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 7956 - 8095 feet
Cellphone: 3-5 bars
Time: 15 mins.
Trailhead: Cerro Summit
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic route

The Tuff Canyon trail is located in the Cerro Summit Recreation Area near Montrose, Colorado. The trail begins off of the Elk Run trail where it climbs a draw that leads up to the Porcupine trail.

Simms Mesa Aspen Grove

Rating: 
One-way Distance: 0.6 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 7882 - 7988 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Simms Mesa
Fee: none
Attractions: Forest hike

The Simms Mesa Aspen Grove trail, aka Simms Spur, is located in the Plateau Division of the Uncompahgre National Forest near Montrose, Colorado. The trail begins off of the Simms Mesa trail where it descends a draw down one side of a hill and loops around to the draw on the other side of the hill where it climbs back up to the Simms Mesa trail about a third of a mile from where it began.