Grandview Ridge Trail System
Skull Rock Trail
Skull Rock Trail is difficult 1.4-mile trail open to all non-motorized use.
Skull Rock trail connects from Sidewinder Trail and south into Cowboy Trail and is a well-used bike ride extension for the Grandview Ridge and Horse Gulch trail systems.
- Length
- 1.4 Miles
- Climb
- 450 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.