The public will get its first look at the Droste open space Monday, if the weather cooperates. Anyone champing at the bit to hit the planned new trail that will access the property from Snowmass Village, however, will have to wait a few more weeks.
A handful of people got a sneak preview of the route Tuesday, though, and a chance to tweak the planned track that will wind upward through the sage and Gambel oak to the scenic Droste ridgeline.
A Snowmass Village trail crew will create 1.3 miles of trail that climbs 705 feet, creating the missing link to the 845-acre open space acquired late last year by a consortium of buyers that included Pitkin County, Aspen and Snowmass Village.
Gary Tennenbaum, land steward with Pitkin County Open Space and Trails, has bushwhacked up the hillside a number of times, GPS unit in hand, helping choose a route that will find favor with mountain bikers, equestrians and hikers. It will offer climbing curves, but no switchbacks, he vowed, allowing bikers to stay in their pedals.
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