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Hermosa Area Trail System

The long Hermosa Creek country: Jones Creek, Pinkerton, upper Hermosa, Bolam Pass, and Hotel Draw. This is a system, not one loop.

Length
105 miles
Elevation gain
Climbs run from about 1,700 to 4,000 feet
Difficulty
Advanced, Beginner, Expert, Intermediate
From Durango
35 miles

Getting there

Hermosa Creek Northern Access Trailhead Hermosa Creek Southern Access Trailhead To main access point: To access Hermosa Road (upper road by Purgatory): Start at Purgatory Resort and park and ride up the road or shuttle to the top parking lot at Hermosa. To access Hermosa Creek Trail Out & Back: Take Highway 550 North from Durango and turn left at Hermosa Park Road. Cross the railroad tracks and follow up the road to the southern Hermosa Creek Trailhead located about 4 miles up Lower Hermosa Road, which starts near the railroad track crossing in the small town of Hermosa north of Durango. Find the trail heading north near the junction of several dirt roads near the parking spot.

The trails

Each path in the system has its own tile. Length and climb sit underneath. Hover a tile for what the trail actually does. Pick a rating to see only those.

Intermediate

Advanced

Where it is

The pin marks the trailhead. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Trail layout

Mapped layout of Hermosa Area Trail System

Trail layout from OpenStreetMap. This line is Hermosa Creek Trail, not the whole 105-mile system. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Length and climb come from Durango Trails. A system with several trails lists each one above.