Horse Gulch Trail System

Horse Gulch Trail System

Ben’s Down N Out Trail

Ben’s Down n’ Out Trail is a 0.46-mile difficult connector trail between Raider Ridge (between Extended Ridge and Hyper Extended Ridge) and Horse Gulch Road.

In July 2020, the local trail group rebuilt the trail and renamed it “Ben’s Down N Out” in honor of professional cyclist Ben Sonntag, who would have turned 40 on July 30, 2020.

Length
0.5 Miles
Climb
367 Feet
Difficulty
Advanced
From Durango
1.2 Miles

Getting there

Parking at Horse Gulch Trailhead. Begin at Main Avenue and 9th Street, then go east on 9th Street, toward Fort Lewis College Mesa. Right onto East 3rd Avenue, then left onto College Drive (6th Street). Right onto East 8th Avenue, then left onto East 3rd Street. The Horse Gulch Trail System lot is behind the Mercy Medicine parking.