Arrowhead is blessed with an abundance of winter snowshoe trails ranging from an easy mile, to a moderate difficulty of 6+ miles. Rental gear is available at BC Sports Arrowhead, located in the heart of Arrowhead Village to make your trek as convenient as possible. Below you can find a synopses of the beautiful trails Arrowhead has to offer for your enjoyment:
Navajo Trail:
Distance: .25 miles
Difficulty Level: Easy
Winter Grooming: None
This children’s trail is an integral part of the playground and may be accessed from the east or west end of the playground. It consists of two connected loops, lower and upper. Along the way on both loops are balance beams, stepping-stone tree stumps, and a viewing platform overlooking the playground. The lower loop provides access to the children’s slide.
Cherokee Trail:
Distance: 1 mile loop
Difficulty Level: Easy
Winter Grooming: None
Designed with families and fitness in mind, there are fitness stations along the way and benches at the top for enjoying the view. The trail can be accessed either across from the skier drop off circle on Cresta Road, or across Cresta Road from the Arrowbahn lift. The trail accesses great views of the Community, Country Club of the Rockies and Arrowhead Mountain.
Ute Trail:
Distance: 6 miles round trip
Elevation: 1200 feet
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Winter Grooming: None
This trail begins at the marked signs east of the lift at the Arrowhead base. The Ute trail ends at the 3 mile point where it connects via Little Brave with the Village to Village trail.
Apache Trail:
Distance: 4.6 miles round trip
Difficulty Level: Easy – Moderate
Winter Grooming: None
This trail serves as a connector between the Ute Trail and Piece of Cake. The trail may be accessed from the Arrowhead base by either starting at the Ute Trail entrance or by heading up the ski hill onto Piece of Cake and intersecting the Apache Trail after about one mile. The Ute trail entrance at Blinky’s reaches the junction with the Apache Trail at about 2.3 miles.
Mud Springs-Arrowhead Mountain Trail-Yurt-Village to Village:
Distance: 7 miles round trip loop
Elevation: 1500 feet
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Winter grooming: Mud Springs to the Yurt is groomed weekly and after heavy snowfall
This popular winter snowshoe route offers shelter from the wind. It can be hiked as a loop or one-way to the Arrowbahn lift for download. Walk up or take the shuttle to Cresta Road, turn right onto Cabin Creek Lane. The trail head is at the end of Cabin Creek Lane. Follow the Mud Springs Trail to the Arrowhead Mountain Trail to the Yurt returning via Village to Village.
Arrowhead Loop Hikes:
Distance: Varies
Elevation: Varies
Difficulty Level: Easy
Arrowhead Mountain provides a wonderful variety of loop hikes for all ages and abilities: Ute-Apache-Piece of Cake Loop (5.5 miles +/-) Ute-Village to Village Loop (6 miles +/-) Ute-Village to Village-Arrowhead Mountain Trail-Cresta Drive (7 miles +/-).
The Country Club of the Rockies:
Distance: 6 miles
Elevation: None
Difficulty Level: Easy
Winter grooming: Daily with dedicated cross-country tracks
During the winter season, CCR prepares a Winter Recreation Trail – conditions permitting. CCR Members, Arrowhead homeowners and their accompanied guests may enjoy using this trail for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and walking the dog. CCR requests that all snowshoers and walkers refrain from using the set cross-country ski lanes to avoid damaging them. Bikes of any type are not allowed on the track at any time. Dogs are welcome to walk and play on the golf course during the winter with the provision that you pick up after your dog.
A map of the CCR track can be found below:
