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Summit County reports steady 2025 trail use overall, but Aspen Alley sees fall-foliage surge
Summary
County and Breckenridge staff said 2025 trail counters and cameras show overall use stable or slightly down versus recent years, while Aspen Alley experienced a 3–5× spike in hikers on peak foliage weekends that strained parking and prompted short-term management recommendations.
Summit County Open Space staff presented 2025 trail-counter and trailhead-camera data to the Summit County Open Space Advisory Council (OSAC) and Breckenridge Open Space Advisory Commission, reporting that overall use at monitored locations was steady or slightly lower than 2022–2024 but concentrated at specific hot spots.
Allison Morton and Alex Stach, Summit County staff, said cameras and counters deployed at Hoosier Pass, Lincoln Townsite, Lower McCullough Gulch and other sites showed differential pressure across trailheads: Hoosier Pass was full on 105 days in 2025, Lincoln Townsite 86 days, B&B 76 days, and the BOEC lot 39 days. County staff noted that these counters are intended to detect trends between locations…
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