Horse Gulch Trail System

Horse Gulch Trail System

Flame Out Trail

Flame Out Trail is a short but difficult trail spurring off of Half Ridge trail, near the bottom of Horse Gulch Road.

Flame Out can be reached from Snakecharmer, Half Ridge or Zip Line trails and is a short but technical ascent/descent from Half Ridge.

Length
0.2 Miles
Climb
310 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.

Where it starts

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

Trail layout

Mapped layout of Flame Out Trail

The line is the mapped path. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.