Backcountry Adventure for All Seasons

MTB Bike Huts

The original hut to hut biking at its best. Enjoy open country & beautiful single-track.

Hiking Huts

Wilderness hiking in the San Juans with a hut waiting for you at the end of each day.

Skiing Huts

Warm, dry huts separated by ski and snowshoe adventures. What could be better?

SAN JUAN HUT SYSTEMS WILL CONNECT YOU TO COLORADO AND UTAH’S BEST MOUNTAIN BIKING TRAILS, HIKING TRAILS, AND BACKCOUNTRY SKIING WHILE STAYING IN BACKCOUNTRY HUTS.


For over thirty years our specialty has been offering “hut-to-hut” backcountry tours into the most remote and wild regions. From the high mountains near Telluride, Ouray & Durango to the slick rock of Moab, we’ve developed a network of singletrack trails and routes supported by 16 isolated mountain huts. – Across amazing terrain!

If you are an independent and self-reliant outdoors enthusiast, we can plan, facilitate, and support your next wild journey through a variety of truly unique Southwestern terrain.

We empower groups & individuals to travel lightweight, enjoy new landscapes and comfortably retreat to wild places. – An experience of a lifetime! If you are into the outdoors, you have got to get your arse to the San Juan Mountains!


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San Juan Hut Systems

Adventure Without the Weight

San Jan Huts is based in Ridgway, Colorado. Contact us for planning your next mountain bike trip, ski tour or hiking adventure. Let's talk maps, trails, food, terrain and huts. The San Juan Hut Systems extends from the high mountains around Ouray, Telluride & Durango, descending hundreds of miles toward Moab, Utah. We are passionate about supporting you in all Rocky Mountain outdoor sports & adventures; backcountry skiing, nordic trails, alpine climbing and snowshoeing, backcountry mountain biking trails with vast single track, trail running, backcountry camping & alpine hiking. Durango to Moab and Telluride to Moab are classic mountain bike trails in Colorado & Moab.

The San Juan Huts are located in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison, San Juan, and Manti La Sal National Forests and maintains licenses under Special Use Permits from the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management as well as permit agreements with several private ranch owners.


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