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Gems in Southwest Rockies - 16

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Recommended Routes in Southwest Rockies - 63

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Long House Tour

2.2 mi 3.6 km • 236' Up 71.86 m Up • 241' Down 73.43 m Down

Towaoc, CO

Petroglyph Point Trail

2.2 mi 3.6 km • 428' Up 130.47 m Up • 169' Down 51.48 m Down

Towaoc, CO

The park road winds beneath you on the hill top. This gives you an idea of how hilly the area is.

Point Lookout Trail

1.1 mi 1.7 km • 527' Up 160.75 m Up • 10' Down 3.16 m Down

Mancos, CO

Prater Ridge Trail

7.5 mi 12.1 km • 979' Up 298.47 m Up • 976' Down 297.61 m Down

Mancos, CO

Balcony House Trail

0.4 mi 0.7 km • 80' Up 24.43 m Up • 81' Down 24.8 m Down

Towaoc, CO

After leaving the forest you enter a meadow and depending on the time of year you may see a field of Paintbrush with Engineer dominating the view above.

Coalbank Pass to Molas Pass

21.7 mi 35.0 km • 3,656' Up 1114.39 m Up • 3,459' Down 1054.16 m Down

Silverton, CO

Engineer Mountain Out and Back

6.9 mi 11.1 km • 2,310' Up 704.12 m Up • 2,311' Down 704.42 m Down

Silverton, CO

This is your reward after making your way through the first stretch of forest.

Crater Lake and North Twilight

14.3 mi 23.0 km • 3,232' Up 985.12 m Up • 3,232' Down 985.02 m Down

Silverton, CO

Hermosa, Clear, South Fork Creeks Loop

27.5 mi 44.3 km • 4,266' Up 1300.29 m Up • 4,265' Down 1299.98 m Down

Durango, CO

Southwest Rockies Running

5,812 Miles 9,354 Kilometers of Trail
63 Recommended Routes
16 Gems
277 Easy Trails
611 Intermediate Trails
386 Difficult Trails

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Areas Within Southwest Rockies

Beulah

5 Trails

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Gunnison National Forest - South

43 Trails

Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area

6 Trails

Lake City

9 Trails

Lizard Head Wilderness

14 Trails

Mancos

94 Trails

Manti La Sal National Forest

4 Trails

Mesa Verde National Park

Red Cloud Peak Wilderness Study Area

Rio Grande National Forest

134 Trails

San Juan National Forest

Uncompahgre National Forest

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Trails in Southwest Rockies - 1,211

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1.2 mi 1.9 km #1Badger House Community Trail Easy Towaoc, CO	Easy	Towaoc, CO	3
0.6 mi 1.0 km #2Far View Sites Loop Easy Cortez, CO	Easy	Cortez, CO	8
0.4 mi 0.7 km #3Farming Terrace Trail Easy/Intermediate Towaoc, CO	Easy/Intermediate	Towaoc, CO	6
1.0 mi 1.7 km #4Knife Edge Trail Easy Mancos, CO	Easy	Mancos, CO	3
4.9 mi 7.9 km #5Lake Fork of the Gunnison River- Gateview Canyon Road Easy Lake City, CO	Easy	Lake City, CO	1
3.1 mi 4.9 km #6Grouse Gulch Trail Intermediate/Difficult Silverton, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Silverton, CO	2
5.5 mi 8.9 km #7Boulder Gulch Trail Difficult Silverton, CO	Difficult	Silverton, CO	2
2.0 mi 3.2 km #8South Fork Trail Very Difficult Silverton, CO	Very Difficult	Silverton, CO	1
7.4 mi 12.0 km #9Shearer Creek Trail #558 Intermediate Bayfield, CO	Intermediate	Bayfield, CO	2
5.9 mi 9.5 km #10Fourmile Trail #774 Easy Saguache, CO	Easy	Saguache, CO	0