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Recommended Routes in San Juan National Forest - 18

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Heading for our campsite by the pond after another long day.
Difficult

Highland Mary Lakes Loop

7.8 mi 12.5 km • 1,824' Up 555.88 m Up • 1,824' Down 555.87 m Down

Silverton, CO
RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Sunrise from Windom Peak.
Very Difficult

Chicago Basin 14er Grand Slam

28.9 mi 46.5 km • 12,167' Up 3708.44 m Up • 12,167' Down 3708.44 m Down

Silverton, CO
RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Dog tired at the end of a long day! He ate two suppers.
Very Difficult

Trinity and Silex Lake Route

34.4 mi 55.4 km • 9,059' Up 2761.26 m Up • 9,059' Down 2761.11 m Down

Silverton, CO
RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite This is your reward after making your way through the first stretch of forest.
Intermediate/Difficult

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
RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite 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.
Difficult

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
RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Sunrise from Windom Peak.
Very Difficult

Sunlight and Windom

18.9 mi 30.4 km • 6,235' Up 1900.45 m Up • 6,235' Down 1900.45 m Down

Silverton, CO
RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite 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.
Difficult

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
RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Here are some goats. They're everywhere, but mostly stay on the Eolus side of the Basin.
Very Difficult

Eolus Group

18.9 mi 30.5 km • 5,901' Up 1798.77 m Up • 5,901' Down 1798.77 m Down

Silverton, CO
RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Paintbrush in Mill Creek Basin.
Difficult

Columbine Lake Out-and-Back

8.1 mi 13.1 km • 1,588' Up 483.89 m Up • 1,589' Down 484.44 m Down

Silverton, CO

San Juan National Forest Running

  • 2,384 Miles 3,836 Kilometers of Trail
  • 18 Recommended Routes
  • 71 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 175 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 131 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Trails in San Juan National Forest - 359

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3.4 mi 5.5 km #1Ice Lake Trail
Difficult
Silverton, CO
Difficult
Silverton, CO 62 
3.3 mi 5.4 km #2Columbine Lake Trail #509
Difficult
Silverton, CO
Difficult
Silverton, CO 9 
2.2 mi 3.6 km #3Crater Lake Trail #562
Difficult
Pagosa Springs, CO
Difficult
Pagosa Springs, CO 1 
10.6 mi 17.1 km #4CDT: Weminuche Pass to Twin Lakes (CO Sec. 7)
Intermediate/Difficult
Lake City, CO
Intermediate/Difficult
Lake City, CO 2 
23.8 mi 38.3 km #5CDT: South River Peak to Squaw Pass (CO Sec. 5)
Difficult
Pagosa Springs, CO
Difficult
Pagosa Springs, CO 2 
10.0 mi 16.1 km #6CDT: Twin Lakes to Beartown (CO Sec. 8)
Intermediate/Difficult
Silverton, CO
Intermediate/Difficult
Silverton, CO 2 
1.1 mi 1.7 km #7Quartz Lake Trail #568
Intermediate/Difficult
Pagosa Springs, CO
Intermediate/Difficult
Pagosa Springs, CO 1 
21.2 mi 34.2 km #8Endlich Mesa Trail #534
Difficult
Silverton, CO
Difficult
Silverton, CO 1 
0.7 mi 1.1 km #9Sunlight Peak
Very Difficult
Silverton, CO
Very Difficult
Silverton, CO 1 
1.1 mi 1.8 km #10Mt. Eolus
Difficult
Silverton, CO
Difficult
Silverton, CO 1 

Photos of San Juan National Forest - 214

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Dog tired at the end of a long day! He ate two suppers.
Jul 30, 2016 near Silverton, CO
Ice Lake Vista taken from Island Lake Trail
May 12, 2018 near Silverton, CO
Sunrise from Windom Peak.
May 3, 2017 near Silverton, CO
Descending Grant/Swamp Pass to Ice Lakes Basin. Island Lake, is below and Fuller Peak, Vermillion Peak and Golden Horn stand tall in the distance.
Jul 5, 2015 near Silverton, CO
Heading for our campsite by the pond after another long day.
Jul 30, 2016 near Silverton, CO
Balsam Lake from a nearby summit.
Jul 30, 2016 near Silverton, CO
Paintbrush in Mill Creek Basin.
Aug 11, 2017 near Telluride, CO
Enjoy a short reprieve from the "up".
Sep 13, 2017 near Pagosa…, CO