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Trail
Elevation Range (Ft.)
Allowed Uses
Amt. Of Use
Length (MI.)
Amt. Of Time
Season
Comments
High Low Hike Bike Horse -
1
Animas Mountain
8,100
6,700
X
X
X
Heavy
5.5 loop
Half Day
Early spring - late Fall
Easy access in Durango
2
Sand Canyon
6,000
5,500
X
X
X
Moderate
3.2 one way
Full Day
Year-round
Anasazi cliff dwellings
3
Can Do
7,280
6,960
X
Moderate
1.0 one way
45 min.
Early Spring - late Fall
Barrier-free; at McPhee Reservoir
4
Dolores Walking
6,936
6,936
X
Moderate
0.4 one way
30 min.
Early Spring - late Fall
Barrier-free; on Dolores River; fishing pier
5
Geyser Springs
9,120
8,600
X
Moderate
1.25 one way
2 hrs.
Mid Summer - mid Fall
Only true geyser in Colorado
6
Priest Gulch
11,320
8,100
X
X
Light
7.5 one way
Ful day
Mid Summer - Fall
Shuttle recommended
7
Big Al
8,940
8,900
X
Moderate
0.6 one way
30 min.
June - October
Barrier-free
8
Sharkstooth
11,000
10,000
X
X
X
Moderate
4.3 one way
Full day
Mid-Summer - late Fall
4WD trailhead access
9
Lion's Den
6,980
6,550
X
X
Moderate
2.0 loop
2 hrs.
Early Spring - late Fall
Overlooks Durango
10
Dry Fork
8,020
7,380
X
X
X
Moderate
9.0
Half Day
Early May - mid October
Access Colorado Trail
11
Animas Overlook
9,000
8,8860
X
Moderate
0.5 loop
1 hour
May - October
Barrier-free
12
Pass Creek
12,000
10,600
X
X
Heavy
2.2 one way
Full day
Mid Summer - early Fall
To Engineer Mountain
13
Boulder Gulch
13,000
9,600
X
Light
8.0 one way
Full day
Late Summer - early Fall
Creek crossings; above timberline
14
Spud Lake
10,900
10,300
X
Moderate
1.0 one way
2 - 3 hrs.
Late Summer - mid Fall
Lake stocked with fish
15
Lake Eileen
8,860
7,720
X
Moderate
2.0 one way
Half day
Mid Spring - mid Fall
Lake not stocked with fish
16
North Canyon
8,800
7,739
X
Moderate
1.6 one way
Half day
Mid Spring - mid Fall
Overlooks Vallecito Reservoir
17
Lost Lake
8,900
8,820
X
Moderate
0.5 one way
2 hrs.
Mid Spring - mid - Fall
Lake not stocked with fish
18
Reservoir Hill
7,590
7,200
X
X
X
Moderate
3.0 loop
Half day
Late Spring - late Fall
View of Pagosa Springs
19
Fourmile Falls
9,800
9,200
X
X
Heavy
3.0 one way
Half day
Late Spring - late Fall
300 ft. waterfalls
20
Williams Creek
11,800
8,360
X
X
Moderate
3.0 one way
Half day
Late Spring - late Fall
Weminuche Wilderness access
21
Treasure Falls
7,950
7,870
X
Heavy
0.6 one way
30 min.
Late Spring - late Fall
Short walk from Hwy 160; bridge at base of falls

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