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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–22 °C (54–72 °F)
- J1°-10°44
- F2°-8°44
- M5°-6°49
- A9°-3°37
- M13°1°33
- J20°5°27
- J22°9°66
- A21°8°76
- S18°5°65
- O12°0°52
- N6°-6°47
- D1°-10°46
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
Trail facts
- Length
- 21 km · 13 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- US Forest Service
- Data from
- U.S. Forest Service
- Mountain range
- La Plata Mountains (San Juan Mountains › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 27 km N of Durango (La Plata County, Colorado) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- San Juan National Forest
- Connects to
- Little Elk Creek, Salt Creek (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Colorado
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 37.5304, -107.9283
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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