Crested Butte Lodging for Hikers & Mountain Bikers

The Crested Butte area is well known for all kinds of great outdoor activities for all levels of activities. An area rich in history from the old mining days there is a plethora of things to see and do and hikes that will take you from mountain meadows up over 14, thousand feet into the thin air of Colorado.

For hikers this area is has an amazing Colorado hiking trail system that offers all kinds of different levels of hiking from the mundane to the extreme. I discovered the area many years ago when we went in search of the Maroon Bells. From Crested Butte there is a trail that takes you up and over to the Maroon Bells into Aspen, and you can stay the night in Aspen and then hike back the next day, it is not for the faint of heart as it goes over some pretty high passes. For those that can’t hike you can drive a mountain 4-wheel drive road over or ride your mountain bike. The window of opportunity is pretty short though and you usually have to wait until about July or August for the snow to melt, right before the next winter snows.

The last time I was in the area, and I have been a few time, we were a group of girls hiking together. We chose to stay at the Nordic Inn, which has a couple of Crested Butte vacation homes. We rented the Nordic Chalet and that was just perfect for us; we could sit up in the evenings and chat and visit, it felt just like a home away from home. The best part was that morning we would head out to the local bakery and picked up warm croissants and fresh coffee then with the fruit we had in the fridge we would munch out on a great breakfast before taking to the trail. The little kitchen made it possible for us to make our lunches for the trail and we were glad of the wine in the fridge when we came home. The living room was large and sunny and had great views of the mountains all around the area. We vowed to come back again and stay with some family in this Colorado vacation home.