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Gems in Southwest Rockies - 22

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Recommended Routes in Southwest Rockies - 81

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Starting out on the popular and smooth Bear Creek Trail.

Bear Creek Falls

4.7 mi 7.5 km • 1,076' Up 328.04 m Up • 1,076' Down 327.82 m Down

Telluride, CO

Mt. Sneffels

5.0 mi 8.0 km • 2,431' Up 741.11 m Up • 2,430' Down 740.72 m Down

Ouray, CO

Petroglyph Point Trail

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

Towaoc, CO

Eureka Mountain at sunset, after the first October Snow

Rito Alto Four Pass Loop

23.0 mi 37.1 km • 5,843' Up 1780.85 m Up • 5,841' Down 1780.34 m Down

Westcliffe, CO

Heading for our campsite by the pond after another long day.

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

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.

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

Descending Handies Peak through the flowers with stunning views of the American Peaks.

Handies Peak - Southwest Slopes

5.4 mi 8.7 km • 2,377' Up 724.45 m Up • 2,376' Down 724.08 m Down

Lake City, CO

Bridge of Heaven via the "New" Horsethief Trail

8.1 mi 13.1 km • 2,856' Up 870.55 m Up • 2,856' Down 870.42 m Down

Ouray, 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

Southwest Rockies Hiking

4,992 Miles 8,033 Kilometers of Trail
81 Recommended Routes
22 Gems
293 Easy Trails
677 Intermediate Trails
416 Difficult Trails

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Areas Within Southwest Rockies

Beulah

5 Trails

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Gunnison National Forest - South

44 Trails

Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area

6 Trails

Lake City

9 Trails

Lizard Head Wilderness

15 Trails

Mancos

96 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 - 1,305

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3.4 mi 5.5 km #1Ice Lake Trail Difficult Silverton, CO	Difficult	Silverton, CO	74
7.6 mi 12.2 km #2Blue Lakes Trail Intermediate/Difficult Telluride, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Telluride, CO	43
4.8 mi 7.8 km #3Perimeter Trail Intermediate/Difficult Ouray, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Ouray, CO	28
3.3 mi 5.4 km #4Columbine Lake Trail #509 Difficult Silverton, CO	Difficult	Silverton, CO	11
8.0 mi 12.9 km #5Sneffels Highline Trail #434 Difficult Telluride, CO	Difficult	Telluride, CO	8
3.2 mi 5.1 km #6Hope Lake Trail Intermediate Mountain Village, CO	Intermediate	Mountain Village, CO	6
3.8 mi 6.1 km #7Uncompahgre Peak Trail #239 Difficult Lake City, CO	Difficult	Lake City, CO	6
4.3 mi 6.9 km #8Bear Creek National Recreation Trail #241 Intermediate/Difficult Ouray, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Ouray, CO	7
0.5 mi 0.7 km #9Southwest Ridge of Mount Sneffels Very Difficult Telluride, CO	Very Difficult	Telluride, CO	8
7.4 mi 11.9 km #10Middle Fork #227 Intermediate/Difficult Ridgway, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Ridgway, CO	3