Southwest Colorado Hiking Guide

     There are hundreds of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding in southwestern Colorado. Below is a map and list of 20 such trails in the beautiful San Juan National Forest.
     These trails are located on public lands managed by the San Juan-Rio Grande National Forests, Bureau of Land Management, and local municipalities.
     For more information, including maps and brochures, contact the offices listed at the bottom of this page.

Map No.	Trail	Elevation Range	Ability Level	Recommended Use			Length (miles)
Map No.	Trail	Elevation Range	Ability Level	Hike	Bike	Horse	Length (miles)
1	Animas City Mtn.	6700-8100	3				5.5 loop
2	Can Do	6900-7300	1				1.0
3	Geyser Springs	8600-9500	3				1.2
4	Priest Gulch	8100-11,500	3				7.5
5	Calico	8100-12,000	4				19
6	Big Al	8900-9400	1				0.6
7	West Mancos	9800-11,000	3				10
8	Dry Fork	7400-8600	3				9 loop
9	Animas Overlook	8920-9000	1				0.7 loop
10	Lower Colorado	6960-11,600	4				21
11	Hermosa	8000-9000	3				21
12	Pass	10,600-12,000	3				2.2
13	Upper Colorado	11,000-12,000	4				20
14	Spud Lake	10,300-10,900	2				1
15	Lost Lake	8820-8860	2				0.5
16	Eileen	7720-8860	3				2
17	Piedra	7000-7500	3				12
18	Williams	8440-9300	3				3
19	Reservoir Hill	7100-7500	3				0.75
20	Treasure Falls	7800-7900	2				0.5
Ability Level 1 = Barrier Free 2 = Easy 3 = More Difficult 4 = Most Difficult
Length Distances are one way unless loop is specified.

For More Information
San Juan National Forest Bureau of Land Management 701 Camino del Rio Durango, CO 81301 970-247-4874	Durango Visitors Center 111 S. Camino del Rio Durango, CO 81301 970-247-0312	Columbine Ranger District 367 S. Pearl St. Bayfield, CO 81122 970-884-2512
Mancos-Dolores Ranger District 100 N. 6th St. Dolores, CO 81323 970-882-7296	Pagosa Ranger District 180 Pagosa St. Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 970-264-2268	Pagosa Visitors Center 402 San Juan St. Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 970-264-2360