Posted on 20 May 2024

Vail Valley Staff Picks: Summer's Best Trails, Water and Brews

The snow is melting, the days are getting longer, and this weekend marks the unofficial start of summer! So, our staff are pumping up their bike tires, dusting off hiking boots, tying flies, and inflating paddleboards in anticipation of hitting the trails, rivers and lakes. For many of us at Moving Mountains, summer is our favorite season in the Vail Valley.

We tapped into the local knowledge of our team members to compile a guide to our favorite (and in some cases secret) trails to hike and bike, heart-pumping rivers to raft, picturesque lakes to paddleboard, and pristine rivers to cast a fly. And at the end of a fun and sun-filled day in the mountains, where do we all head to celebrate our adventures and put back a cold local craft beer.


FAVORITE PLACE TO RAFT

  • Colorado River (Upper C) - Bobby Cornwell, Property Specialist; Mathieu, Guest Services Specialist
  • Colorado River (Horse Creek River Access) - Arianne, Front Desk Specialist
  • Arkansas River (Browns Canyon) - Gaby, Guest Services Specialist



FAVORITE HIKING TRAIL

  • Lost Lake Trail - Arianne, Front Desk Specialist
  • Lake Charles/Mystic Lake Trail - Bobby, Property Specialist
  • Pitkin Lake Trail - Mathieu, Guest Services Specialist
  • Upper Piney Lake Trail - Gaby, Guest Services Specialist



FAVORITE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL

  • Meadow Mountain Loop - Arianne, Front Desk Specialist
  • Village to Village Trail - Bobby, Property Specialist



FAVORITE LAKE (OR RIVER) TO PADDLEBOARD

  • Sylvan Lake - Bobby, Property Specialist; Arianne, Front Desk Specialist
  • Colorado River (Upper C) - Mathieu, Guest Services Specialist
  • Nottingham Lake - Teresa, Brand & Guest Experience Manager



FAVORITE RIVER TO FLYFISH

  • Gore Creek - Teresa, Brand & Guest Experience Manager
  • 10 Mile Creek - Chris, Guest Services Specialist



FAVORITE TRAIL FOR A LEISURELY WALK OR BIKE
  • Eagle Valley Trail - Bobby, Property Specialist
  • Vail Recreation Path (Donovan Park to Vail Village) - Arianne, Front Desk Specialist
  • Gore Valley Trail (Vail Village to East Vail) - Teresa, Brand & Guest Experience Specialist
  • Gore Valley Trail (Cascade area to Vail Village) - Gaby, Guest Services Specialist



FAVORITE WATERING HOLE

  • Mountain Standard's Patio - Arianne, Front Desk Specialist
  • Vail Brewing Company - Mathieu, Guest Services Specialist; Bobby, Property Specialist
  • Remedy Bar at the Four Seasons - Gaby, Guest Services Specialist



This is the Moving Mountains Team on May 8! We're having fun in a late spring snowstorm but we've already packed away the ski and snowboard gear and are eagerly awaiting the start of summer so we can go out and enjoy all of our favorite places (on a sunny warm day) for hiking, biking and fishing!


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