Overend Mountain Park Trail System
Hidden Valley Trail
A well-used trail in Overend Mountain Park, Hidden Valley offers a winding and shaded hike or bike ride.
Starting at the Hidden Valley cul-de-sac, head up Hidden Valley, turn right at the top where you’ll arrive at the top of Star Wars descent; keep your eyes and ears open and at the bottom, slowly turn left to Perins Gulch, head right and up 8 Bells and north over to Hogsbottom, around to the Spirit Trail where you’ll come out at Elle Vita and head to the Animas River Trail or head back on Elle Vita, up and over to Brown’s ridge, down 8 Bells, Perins Gulch and back to Hidden Valley.
- Length
- 1.2 Miles
- Climb
- 480 Feet
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- From Durango
- 2 Miles
Getting there
Parking at Hidden Valley. 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. 22nd Street. Turn right on West 3rd and a quick left onto West 23rd Street (becomes Columbine Drive). Turn left onto Arroyo Drive and a left onto Hidden Valley Circle where you will find a place to park at the top of the dead-end near the trailhead.
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.