New single track on the Grand Mesa

Sharon Sullivan Grand Junction correspondent Aspen, CO Colorado DELTA, Colo. — A group of unlikely collaborators recently joined forces to flex their muscle on the Grand Mesa in western Colorado. The result is a new single-track trail hugging the mesa rim north of Delta. Mountain bikers, horseback riders and the U.S. Forest Service all played a role in constructing the Flowing Park Trail near Land’s End Road. “It’s a gorgeous trail. You can look out toward the San Juan Mountains and the Uncompahgre (plateau),” said Chris Muhr, president of the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association. “It’s 10,000 feet on a beautiful flat plateau. It’s the coolest thing.” The trail is located on the southwest edge of Grand Mesa, or 5 miles south of Land’s End Road and Highway 65 on the Mesa — a point west of Grand Junction and north... [read full story]