Grandview Ridge Trail System
Crites Connect Trail
Crites Connect Trail is a difficult 1.5-mile trail that is open to all non-motorized use.
Crites Connect connects the top of Telegraph Trail to Carbon Junction and is a well-used bike ride extension for Grandview Ridge Trails and Horse Gulch trails.
- Length
- 1.5 Miles
- Climb
- 580 Feet
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- From Durango
- 5 Miles
Getting there
Parking at Carbon Junction. Begin at Main Avenue and 9th Street, then go west on 9th Street, toward Camino Del Rio. Turn left onto Camino Del Rio (Highway 550) then veer left onto Highway 160 East. Make a left onto Dominguez Drive toward the Exxon, then take a right onto Carbon Junction. Keep following Carbon Junction (Frontage Road) as it turns to dirt and heads slightly uphill. Here, there is a parking spot for Grandview Ridge Trails.
Where it starts
The pin marks an end of the mapped trail. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Trail layout
The line is the mapped path. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.