Log Chutes Trail System
Log Chutes 3
Log Chutes 3 is a difficult, 3.75-mile trail accessed from Log Chutes 2.
Log Chutes 3 is the top-most loop in the Log Chutes trail system and crosses Junction Creek Road, so be aware of oncoming-traffic.
- Length
- 3.8 Miles
- Climb
- 993 Feet
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- From Durango
- 6 Miles
Getting there
Parking at Log Chutes/Junction Creek Upper Trailhead. Begin at Main Avenue and 9th Street, then go west on 9th Street, toward Camino Del Rio. Make a right onto Camino Del Rio (Highway 550/ N. Main Avenue) Keep following North Main Avenue/Camino Del Rio; turn left onto West. 25th Street. West 25th Street turns slightly right and becomes Junction Creek Road. At a three-way intersection, stay left on Junction Creek Road, and continue right, past the dirt parking spot for the Lower Colorado Trail. The road becomes dirt here. After 1 mile on this road you will see a second dirt parking spot for Log Chutes.