Hiking Trails of Southwestern Colorado, Fifth Edition. John Peel

      

      HIKING TRAILS OF

      SOUTHWESTERN

      COLORADO

      FIFTH EDITION

      JOHN PEEL

      & PAUL PIXLER

      © 2020 by John Peel

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission of the publisher.

      Library of Congress

      Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Peel, John, author. | Pixler, Paul, 1920– author.

      Title: Hiking trails of Southwestern Colorado / John Peel and Paul Pixler.

      Description: Fifth edition. | Berkeley: West Margin Press, 2020. | Includes index. | Summary: “A trail guidebook to hikes and climbs in Southwestern Colorado, including areas around Durango, Silverton, Missionary Ridge, and Vallecito”—Provided by publisher.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020004215 (print) | LCCN 2020004216 (ebook) | ISBN 9781513262963 (paperback) | ISBN 9781513262970 (hardback) | ISBN 9781513262987 (ebook)

      Subjects: LCSH: Hiking—Colorado—San Juan National Forest—Guidebooks. | Hiking—Colorado—Uncompahgre National Forest—Guidebooks. | San Juan National Forest (Colo.)—Guidebooks. | Uncompahgre National Forest (Colo.)—Guidebooks. | Colorado Trail (Colo.)—Guidebooks.

      Classification: LCC GV199.42.C62 S265 2020 (print) | LCC GV199.42.C62 (ebook) |

      DDC 796.5109788--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020004215

      LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020004216

      Printed in China

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      Edited by Barbara Schultz

      Indexed by Sheila Ryan

      Cover image: Looking up through a profusion of wildflowers to the summit of Hesperus Mountain.

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      CONTENTS

       Preface to the Fifth Edition

       Introduction

       General Information

       Technology

       HIKES IN & NEAR DURANGO

       City Trails

       Hogsback

       Perins Peak

       Dry Gulch to Durango

       Barnroof Point

       Colorado Trail: Junction to Gudy’s

       Dry Fork–Hoffheins Loop

       Animas City Mountain

       Log Chutes

       Raider Ridge

       Meadow Loop–Telegraph Trail

       Carbon Junction

       Sale Barn–Cowboy Loop

       Skyline

       LA PLATA MOUNTAIN CLIMBS

       Sliderock Trail to Kennebec Pass

       Tomahawk Basin–Diorite Peak

       Centennial Peak & Sharkstooth

       Hesperus Mountain

       Transfer Trail

       Madden & Parrott Peaks

       Gibbs Peak

       Silver Mountain

       HIKES UP & ON MISSIONARY RIDGE

       Haflin Creek

       Stevens Creek

       Mountain View Crest

       Red Creek–First Fork

       Shearer Creek

       Burnt Timber

       HIKES BETWEEN DURANGO & SILVERTON

       Hermosa Creek

       Jones Creek

       Goulding Creek

       Chris Park

       Forebay Lake

       Elbert Creek–Castle Rock

       Purgatory Flats

       Cascade Creek

       Potato (Spud) Lake

       Potato Hill (Spud Mountain)

       Engineer Mountain

       Grizzly Peak

       Grayrock Peak

       Hermosa Peak

       Jura Knob (Coal Creek–Deer Creek)

       Crater Lake–North Twilight

       Snowdon Peak

       Molas Trail

       Sultan–Grand Turk