San Juan National Forest

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Recommended Routes in San Juan National Forest - 6

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Wilson Group

13.9 mi 22.4 km • 5,729' Up 1746.17 m Up • 5,457' Down 1663.16 m Down

Rico, CO

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

Here are some goats. They're everywhere, but mostly stay on the Eolus side of the Basin.

Eolus Group

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

Silverton, CO

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

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

Looking north from the pass to Rock Lake.

Emerald Lake - Vallecito Creek Loop

36.9 mi 59.3 km • 5,018' Up 1529.62 m Up • 5,006' Down 1525.94 m Down

Bayfield, CO

San Juan National Forest Running

779 Miles 1,254 Kilometers of Trail
6 Recommended Routes
21 Easy Trails
80 Intermediate Trails
50 Difficult Trails

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Areas Within San Juan National Forest

South San Juan Wilderness

30 Trails

Weminuche Wilderness

52 Trails

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Trails in San Juan National Forest - 145

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0.7 mi 1.1 km #1Windom Peak Difficult Silverton, CO	Difficult	Silverton, CO	2
1.0 mi 1.6 km #2Twin Lakes Approach Difficult Silverton, CO	Difficult	Silverton, CO	5
0.7 mi 1.1 km #3Sunlight Peak Very Difficult Silverton, CO	Very Difficult	Silverton, CO	2
1.1 mi 1.8 km #4Mt. Eolus Difficult Silverton, CO	Difficult	Silverton, CO	2
3.6 mi 5.9 km #5Kilpacker Trail Intermediate Rico, CO	Intermediate	Rico, CO	2
11.2 mi 18.0 km #6Old Lime Creek Road Intermediate Rico, CO	Intermediate	Rico, CO	1
23.2 mi 37.3 km #7Pine River Trail #523 Easy/Intermediate Bayfield, CO	Easy/Intermediate	Bayfield, CO	7
1.2 mi 1.9 km #8Spud Lake Trail #661 (AKA Potato Lake) Intermediate Rico, CO	Intermediate	Rico, CO	6
21.2 mi 34.2 km #9Endlich Mesa Trail #534 Difficult Silverton, CO	Difficult	Silverton, CO	2
11.1 mi 17.8 km #10Little Sand Trail #591 Difficult Lake City, CO	Difficult	Lake City, CO	0