Grandview Ridge Trail System
Sidewinder Trail
Sidewinder Trail is a moderate 3.3-mile trail that is open to all non-motorized use.
Sidewinder connects the top of Yellow Brick Road to Carbon Junction and is a well-used bike ride extension for the Grandview Ridge and Horse Gulch trail systems.
- Length
- 3.3 Miles
- Climb
- 506 Feet
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- 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.