
The Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail is one of 16 trail projects across Colorado that was chosen for a statewide trails initiative called Colorado’s 16. Subsequently, Great Outdoors Colorado in December 2016 awarded a $100,000 grant to the planning phase for this trail.
The Crystal River Valley has a long history of travel. Dale Will of the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails presents a video on the history of travel in the Crystal River corrigor: