Goulding Creek Trail
Durango to TH
35 Miles
Gain
2300 Feet
Condition
Good
Region
Trail Length
3 Miles
Part of the Hermosa Creek Trail System.
Goulding Creek Trail is especially nice in September and early October when the aspen groves are shimmering gold. It’s a moderately difficult, 6-mile round-trip hike that climbs above Hermosa Cliffs near Tamarron Resort. Three miles up the trail is a spot that offers a view into the secluded Hermosa Creek Roadless Area, one of the best elk summering grounds in Southwest Colorado.
Map & Directions
Map Coordinates: 37.51136, -107.831583
Where's the Trailhead?
dIRECTIONS TO TRAILHEAD
Southern Hermosa Creek Access
Northern Hermosa Creek Access
To access Hermosa Creek Southern parking area: From Durango, take highway 550 North from Town and turn left at Hermosa Park Road. Cross the railroad tracks and follow up the road to the southern Hermosa Creek Trailhead located about 4 miles up Lower Hermosa Road which starts near the railroad track crossing in the small town of Hermosa north of Durango. Find the trail heading north near the junction of several dirt roads near the parking area.
Trailwork
help build our trails!
*TENTATIVE* Trail Construction: September 5
Join Durango Trails for our monthly First Saturdays Trailwork Party! Help us maintain our regional trails while spending a fun day outdoors. No experience is necessary for trailwork, and Durango Trails will provide the necessary instruction, safety tool talk, tools, work gloves, and water and snacks for the entire crew. Please note, registration is required to join us for Trailwork; please click below to register.
