Hermosa Area Trail System
Hotel Draw Road
Hotel Draw Road can be reached from Hermosa Park Road on the backside of Purgatory Resort.
Hotel Draw Road connects into the Colorado Trail (at high country) where the trail crosses the road several times along the Great Divide.
- Length
- Part of the
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- From Durango
- 35 Miles
Getting there
Northern Hermosa Creek Access Southern Hermosa Creek Access To access Hermosa Creek Northern parking spot: From Durango, take highway 550 North from Town and turn left at Purgatory Resort. From Purgatory you can choose to park and ride up the road or shuttle to the top parking lot at Hermosa. Hermosa Park Road To access Hermosa Creek Trail Out & Back: Take 550 North from Town 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.
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.