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Gems in Silverton - 1

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gem Favorite San Juan views from the mill.

Matterhorn Mill

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Recommended Routes in Silverton - 10

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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
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
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
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
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
Favorite Looking across the valley to Mt. Wilson, El Diente, and Wilson Peak from Cross Mountain Trail #637.
Difficult

Cross Mountain Summit Route

9.1 mi 14.6 km 2,676' Up 815.52 m Up 2,675' Down 815.46 m Down

Rico, CO
Favorite Looking across the valley to Mt. Wilson, El Diente, and Wilson Peak from Cross Mountain Trail #637.
Difficult

Lizard Head

11.9 mi 19.1 km 2,709' Up 825.7 m Up 2,714' Down 827.37 m Down

Mountai…, CO
Favorite View towards Storm Peak from the top of the pass.
Difficult

Boulder Gulch and Route 110A Loop

16.7 mi 26.8 km 3,774' Up 1150.36 m Up 3,824' Down 1165.69 m Down

Silverton, CO

Silverton Hiking

  • 214 Miles 344 Kilometers of Trail
  • 10 Recommended Routes
  • 1 Gem Gems
  • 0 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 19 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 28 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Trails in Silverton - 37

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3.2 mi 5.1 km #1Hope Lake Trail
Intermediate
Mountain Village, CO
Intermediate
Mountain Village, CO
8.7 mi 14.0 km #2Whitehead Trail #674
Intermediate
Silverton, CO
Intermediate
Silverton, CO
3.0 mi 4.8 km #3Coal Creek Trail
Intermediate/Difficult
Silverton, CO
Intermediate/Difficult
Silverton, CO
20.7 mi 33.3 km #4CT - Segment 24: Stony Pass to Molas Pass
Intermediate
Silverton, CO
Intermediate
Silverton, CO
7.9 mi 12.7 km #5CDT: Beartown to Stony Pass (CO Sec. 9)
Intermediate
Silverton, CO
Intermediate
Silverton, CO
20.7 mi 33.4 km #6CT - Segment 25: Molas Pass to Bolam Pass Road
Intermediate/Difficult
Silverton, CO
Intermediate/Difficult
Silverton, CO
2.3 mi 3.7 km #7Graysill Creek Trail
Difficult
Rico, CO
Difficult
Rico, CO
2.1 mi 3.4 km #8Snowdon Peak Trail
Difficult
Silverton, CO
Difficult
Silverton, CO
2.9 mi 4.7 km #9Highland Mary Lakes Trail #606
Intermediate/Difficult
Silverton, CO
Intermediate/Difficult
Silverton, CO
0.8 mi 1.2 km #10Engineer Mountain Summit Trail
Very Difficult
Rico, CO
Very Difficult
Rico, CO

Photos of Silverton - 155

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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
Easy going on the Colorado Divide Trail (CDT).
Jul 30, 2016 near Silverton, CO
Balsam Lake from a nearby summit.
Jul 30, 2016 near Silverton, CO
Dog tired at the end of a long day! He ate two suppers.
Jul 30, 2016 near Silverton, CO
Heading for our campsite by the pond after another long day.
Jul 30, 2016 near Silverton, CO
The large catwalk atop Storm King offers views of Silex in the background.
Jul 5, 2017 near Silverton, CO
A climber works his way through the scree up to the top of Storm King.
Jul 5, 2017 near Silverton, CO
Ice Lake Vista taken from Island Lake Trail
May 12, 2018 near Silverton, CO