Horse Gulch Trail System
Cuchillo Trail
Cuchillo Trail is a 2.5-mile moderate loop option which can be reached from Mike’s Trail and meets back with Meadow Loop Trail near its main intersection on Horse Gulch Road.
From Sugar, cross Horse Gulch Road and travel Cuchillo Connect onto DropOver to Cap’s Trail, and back to the Horse Gulch corral main intersection.
- Length
- 2.5 Miles
- Climb
- 580 Feet
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- 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.
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.