Sand Canyon Trail System
East Rock Creek Trail
East Rock Creek is a well-used loop in Sand Canyon.
East Rock Creek Trail is west of the main Sand Canyon out-and-back trail and is rated difficult; the trail gains 760 feet in just over 5 miles.
- Length
- 5.1 Miles
- Climb
- 760 Feet
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- From Durango
- 61 Miles
Getting there
Sand Canyon Trailhead. Begin at Main Avenue and 9th Street, then go west on 9th Street, toward Camino Del Rio. Make a right onto US-160 West. After passing through the Town of Cortez, turn right onto County Road G. Sand Canyon is on your right and there are is a secondary parking spot just before the main trailhead with a trail from the parking spot leading to the main trail system.
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.