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Chicken Creek Winter Recreation

Condition: Seasonal
Trail Length: miles
Distance from Durango: 39 miles
Gain: ft
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Chicken Creek is located outside of Mancos and in the winter is groomed for cross country skiing (skate and a class track). No walking on the groomed trails.


Aspen Loop Trail BikingHikingTrail Running

Condition: Poor
Difficulty:
Trail Length: 39 miles
Distance from Durango: 40 miles
Gain: 4363 ft
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The Aspen Loop is a 39 mile double track loop. There are some steep climbs and some rocky areas, but in general a very rideable, hikeable trail.


Galloping Goose Trail BikingHiking

Condition: Fair
Difficulty:
Trail Length: 19 miles
Distance from Durango: 107 miles
Gain: 577 ft
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This gently graded, primarily non-technical trail follows an old narrow-gauge rail line for roughly 19 miles from the 10,222-foot Lizard Head Pass back toward the town of Telluride.


Trout Lake – Telluride HikingTrail RunningWinter Recreation

Condition: Good
Difficulty: ,
Trail Length: 5 miles
Distance from Durango: 98 miles
Gain: ft
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Telluride’s Trout Lake offers great places to fish, kayak, canoe, and SUP in the summertime, and nordic skiing and snowshoeing in the winter.


Telluride Valley Floor BikingHikingTrail RunningWinter Recreation

Condition: Fair
Difficulty: ,
Trail Length: 1.75 miles
Distance from Durango: 108 miles
Gain: 150 ft
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The Telluride Valley Floor stretches for three miles along the CO-145 spur. This 570-acre forever-wild protected gateway to Telluride features meadows, the San Miguel River, and a year-round activity trail.


Lizard Head – Telluride HikingTrail Running

Condition: Good
Difficulty:
Trail Length: 7.6 miles
Distance from Durango: 94 miles
Gain: 2900 ft
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Take in views of the surrounding San Miguel Mountain Range, including Mount Wilson (14,245-ft.), Gladstone Mountain (13,913-ft.) and Wilson Peak (14,017-ft.).


Rock Creek Trail BikingHikingTrail Running

John Fitzpatrick Sand Canyon Trail Views
Condition: Fair
Difficulty:
Trail Length: 3.9 miles
Distance from Durango: 61 miles
Gain: 540 ft
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Rock Creek Trail is a difficult 3.9-mile trail, accessed from East Rock Creek Trail.


East Rock Creek Trail BikingHikingTrail Running

John Fitzpatrick Sand Canyon Trail Views
Condition: Poor
Difficulty:
Trail Length: 5.1 miles
Distance from Durango: 61 miles
Gain: 760 ft
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East Rock Creek is a popular, difficult loop in Sand Canyon and is west of the main Sand Canyon out-and-back trail.


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