Indian Trail Ridge links the San Juan Mountains with the La Plata Mountain Range via the Colorado Trail. The trail can be completed as an out-and-back from Kennebec Pass TH to the Grindstone Trail, or you can finish with an optional loop through the Boulder Ridge Playground at the southern end of ridge. Views and vistas are beautiful and numerous on this high country trail! -Description courtesy of Earthline: the American West.
FromDurango, travel 11 miles west on US Hwy 160 to Hesperus. Turn right on La Plata Canyon Road, CR 124. After passing the hamlet of Mayday, the road turns to smooth dirt at 4.6 miles. At 8.5 miles, the roadbed deteriorates with sharp, sizable rocks. At 12.1 miles the road splits; take the left track, FS 571. High clearance, 4WD is recommended from here. It is 14.2 total miles to the Kennebec Pass TH from US 160.