

Rat Trails is a network of high-desert singletrack and ridge runs above Ridgway offering sweeping mesa views, layered ridgelines and textured foregrounds of sage, pinyon-juniper and seasonal aspens. Shoot sweeping panoramas at sunrise/sunset for warm sidelighting and long shadows, or capture riders negotiating narrow singletrack. Trailheads along Co Rd 10 have informal parking; no gate or fee typically, but bring water and expect uneven dirt access. Best light: golden hour and blue hour; late‑SE


Rat Trails is a network of high-desert singletrack and ridge runs above Ridgway offering sweeping mesa views, layered ridgelines and textured foregrounds of sage, pinyon-juniper and seasonal aspens. Shoot sweeping panoramas at sunrise/sunset for warm sidelighting and long shadows, or capture riders negotiating narrow singletrack. Trailheads along Co Rd 10 have informal parking; no gate or fee typically, but bring water and expect uneven dirt access. Best light: golden hour and blue hour; late‑SE