Trailwork Dates & Community Events
Volunteers are the key to our organizational success. Working alongside trained crew leaders, volunteers will experience a sense of fulfillment as they participate in trail building and maintenance, while becoming stewards of our area lands. Volunteers have helped make Durango Trails the productive and successful organization it is today.
Thank you, volunteers!
Current trailwork dates and details are listed below. Due to the unpredictable San Juan Mountains weather, the details below are tentative. You will receive an email and 1-2 days prior to each trailwork event with specific details.
Please note, registration is required to join us for trailwork.
What to wear and bring
Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes or boots, long pants, long-sleeved shirt, sunhat, sunscreen, sunglasses and bring a water bottle and a rain jacket (optional).
Please leave your dogs at home.
Durango Trails will provide all tools, instruction and safety talk, extra water and snacks for all volunteers. We do live in beautiful, unpredictable Colorado, so please check the weather before your workday and plan to dress accordingly. If there is significant weather or any impacts the day of our scheduled trailwork, Durango Trails will notify you ASAP via email and/or text.
Trail Ambassador – Sign Up
Info
Trail Ambassadors are friendly locals who station themselves at busy trailheads during peak recreation times. Their role is to educate trail users, answer questions, gather observations, and help create a safer, more connected trail community. Shifts are approximately five hours total, including setup and takedown. Email info@durangotrails.org with questions!
Location/Date/Time
Variable
N/A
August Saturday BBQ- Sign Up
Date/Time
Saturday, August 8, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location
Hermosa Trail System; Cutthroat. Parking location shown under directions.
Park on the right side of the road as you’re driving down at the left bend just below the pin shown in the Google Map.
Come spend your Saturday morning with us doing some trailwork. Celebrate your hard work after with a BBQ!
August Trail Happy Hour- Sign Up
Date/Time
Thursday, August 13, 2026 | 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Location
Oxbow Park and Preserve. The parking lot fills up quickly; please carpool or ride your bike to the location!
Enjoy time outside working on trails, followed by refreshments!
August Trail Happy Hour – Sign Up
Date/Time
Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Location
Overend Mountain Park; Spirit Trail
Enjoy time outside working on trails, followed by refreshments!
August Breakfast Club – Sign Up
Date/Time
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Location
Sky Steps/Nature Trail
Meet at the top of the Sky Steps. Parking available along Rim Drive East.
A monthly volunteer event for our early risers!
Document Shredding Day – Special Event – Sign Up
Date/Time
Location
Alpine Bank, Three Springs Branch, 175 Mercado St, Durango
Come join Durango Trails as we partner with Alpine Bank for their annual paper/document shredding event! We need volunteers to help unload shredding from cars, and process donations. Proceeds benefit Durango Trails.
Come spend a few hours outside with Durango Trails helping unload documents for shredding!
Durango Derby – Special Event – Sign Up
Date/Time
Friday, September 11 – Sunday, September 13, 2026
Location
Durango Mesa Park, Ella Vita Trailhead, Animas Mountain Trailhead, Horse Gulch Trailhead
Come out and volunteer at an epic, single-day, rally-style mountain bike stage race showcasing Durango’s in-town trails!