Things to do

Hiking 

With so many beautiful trails, you can truly go on your own adventure.  There are trailheads all over the valley. Here is a list of our favorite Aspen hiking trails:

  • Smuggler Mountain - Moderate. (approx. 40 min-1 hr to top). Walking distance to town + a great hike.

  • Hunter Creek Loop - Moderate. (approx. 2 hours). This is one of our favorite hikes - walking distance from town. 

  • Ute Trail - Difficult-BUT SHORT. DO IT! (30-40 minutes to the top). Great view of Aspen City. 

  • Aspen Mountain - Extreme. (approx. 3 hours) - take the Ute trail and continue all the way to top. Take the gondola down.

  • Rio Grande Trail - Easy and scenic for a walk / bike ride. You can also take this trail all the way to lunch at Woody Creek Tavern (a fun Mexican restaurant).

  • Cathedral Lake - *Requires car to get there. Difficult but extremely beautiful hike. Pack sandwiches + approx. 4 hr hike.

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FAVORITE ACTIVITIES

The following activities are fun to do as a group in the days before or after the wedding!

  • Woody Creek Tavern

    • Drive or e-bike to lunch at Woody Creek Tavern for great food in a quirky local Mexican Tavern. 

  • Maroon Bells

    • Visit Aspen’s most iconic and one of the US’s most photographed locations - the Maroon Bells. Head to Highlands where you can hop on a bus to the Maroon Bells.  Pack a picnic lunch and wander through the wilderness.  Don’t forget to make reservations for the trip: https://aspenchamber.org/plan-trip/trip-highlights/maroon-bells

  • Pine Creek Cookhouse 

    • Drive or e-bike to lunch at the stunning and remote Pine Creek Cookhouse.  Plan for e-biking to take approx. 2 hours and driving 40 min from Aspen.

Other Activities

  • Aspen’s Saturday Farmer’s Market - Saturday, Sept. 21st.

    • Featuring 70 artisan vendors in the heart of Aspen

    • Only Colorado made, grown and produced products

    • Hours 8:30-2:00pm

  • Spa