Whitewater Bluffs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 4.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 4640 - 5070 feet
Cellphone: 2-5 bars
Time: 3 hrs.
Trailhead: Whitewater Boat Launch
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic river corridor

Whitewater Bluffs is a name we are giving to an unmarked trail that begins at the Whitewater Boat Launch and travels along the edge of the bluffs above the Gunnison River for several miles. The trail, which is within part of the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, does show signs of maintenance from both hikers and mountain bikers but seems to lack any official designation.

Whitewater (7)

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Access Fund Trail      
Round trip distance: 1.5 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 6800 - 7281 feet · Fee: none

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Bean Ranch       
Round trip distance: 4.8 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5119 - 5654 feet · Fee: none

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Gunnison Bluffs       
Round trip distance: 5-11.1 miles (Moderate+)
Elevation: 4638 - 4920 feet · Fee: none

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Juniata Reservoir  >     
Round trip distance: 1-4 miles (Easy-Moderate)
Elevation: 5755 - 5947 feet · Fee: none

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Old Spanish Trail       
Round trip distance: 10.2 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4625 - 4876 feet · Fee: none

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Whitewater Bluffs     
Round trip distance: 4.4 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4640 - 5070 feet · Fee: none

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Whitewater Creek/Marks Trail       
Round trip distance: 9.7 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4982 - 5730 feet · Fee: none

Whitewater Creek/Mark's Trail

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 9.1 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 4982 - 5730 feet
Cellphone: 2-4 bars
Time: 5 hrs. 45 mins.
Trailhead: Mark's Trail
Fee: none
Attractions: Wildlife, easy access

The Whitewater Creek trail is located just east of Whitewater, Colorado. The trail follows the creek that drains the Whitewater Basin on the western flanks of the Grand Mesa. Sections of the trail have probably been around for thousands of years being originally created by Native Americans in the area. At some point a sign was placed at the trailhead that refers to the trail as 'Marks Trail'. All maps in our possession, as well as the Mesa County interactive map, still label it as the Whitewater Creek trail. Marks Trail appears to be some sort of honorary name.