Read more. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. General Trail Info. Ute Trail Location. This trail kicked my ass but the views were gorgeous and quite worth it. Experience a thrill as you hear about the gruesome history that created these ghosts, and glance around, wondering where the wraiths will emerge from. The end of the Ute is about 1/3 of the way up the mountain. Ute is a fabulously steep trail on the southeast side of Aspen. This trail is not easy, but the views are worth the trek. Date of experience: December 2018. And you'll keep going up. A nice hike just outside the center of town. There is a lot of confusion about what the Ute Trail is. more, Top Selling Tours & Activities in and around Aspen, French Alpine Bistro - Creperie du Village. The remaining part to the top of the mountain seems to be viewed as an extension.The Ute trail is almost completely shaded, and consists of rocky switchbacks the entire way up. Ute Trail Info. The remaining part to the top of the mountain seems to be viewed as an extension. Views are spectacular and if you are feeling motivated, a hike to For a while... We found ourselves going up muddy double black runs to get there, so saying that we lost the actual trail isn't out of line. Timed for nightfall according to season, experience a creepier Aspen as you slip through shadowed streets and into the dark haunts of the past. There is a lot of confusion about what the Ute Trail is. I loved the steepness, the trees and the view of course.This is one of my favorites hiking trails in Aspen area, if you still have energy to go up higher you can continue to hike the Aspen mountain from here then download by gondola (close at 4pm).The only thing that is not convenient for this trail is the parking, very limited. Once you get to the top (11,212 ft), you've climbed over 3000 feet and gone about 3.25 miles. Contact the business for more information about recent service changes. If you want more...you can follow the Ute to a trail that goes to the top of Aspen. We can always tell whether we've acclimated to the altitude by how long it takes us to hike up the Ute. It's only about a mile long in each direction and 1,000 feet in elevation. Fran S wrote a review Sep 2018. We followed the trail where we could, and when it doubt, we just went up. Past that, it was OK, but since we might have lost the trail at times and just went up the ski runs, it wasn't all that pretty.