Hiking Trails of Southwestern Colorado, Fifth Edition. John Peel
HIKING TRAILS OF
SOUTHWESTERN
COLORADO
FIFTH EDITION
JOHN PEEL
& PAUL PIXLER
© 2020 by John Peel
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Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Peel, John, author. | Pixler, Paul, 1920– author.
Title: Hiking trails of Southwestern Colorado / John Peel and Paul Pixler.
Description: Fifth edition. | Berkeley: West Margin Press, 2020. | Includes index. | Summary: “A trail guidebook to hikes and climbs in Southwestern Colorado, including areas around Durango, Silverton, Missionary Ridge, and Vallecito”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020004215 (print) | LCCN 2020004216 (ebook) | ISBN 9781513262963 (paperback) | ISBN 9781513262970 (hardback) | ISBN 9781513262987 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Hiking—Colorado—San Juan National Forest—Guidebooks. | Hiking—Colorado—Uncompahgre National Forest—Guidebooks. | San Juan National Forest (Colo.)—Guidebooks. | Uncompahgre National Forest (Colo.)—Guidebooks. | Colorado Trail (Colo.)—Guidebooks.
Classification: LCC GV199.42.C62 S265 2020 (print) | LCC GV199.42.C62 (ebook) |
DDC 796.5109788--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020004215
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020004216
Printed in China
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Edited by Barbara Schultz
Indexed by Sheila Ryan
Cover image: Looking up through a profusion of wildflowers to the summit of Hesperus Mountain.
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CONTENTS
Colorado Trail: Junction to Gudy’s
Carbon Junction
Sale Barn–Cowboy Loop
Skyline
LA PLATA MOUNTAIN CLIMBS
Sliderock Trail to Kennebec Pass
Tomahawk Basin–Diorite Peak
Centennial Peak & Sharkstooth
Hesperus Mountain
Transfer Trail
Madden & Parrott Peaks
Gibbs Peak
Silver Mountain
HIKES UP & ON MISSIONARY RIDGE
Haflin Creek
Stevens Creek
Mountain View Crest
Red Creek–First Fork
Shearer Creek
Burnt Timber
HIKES BETWEEN DURANGO & SILVERTON
Hermosa Creek
Jones Creek
Goulding Creek
Chris Park
Forebay Lake
Elbert Creek–Castle Rock
Purgatory Flats
Cascade Creek
Potato (Spud) Lake
Potato Hill (Spud Mountain)
Engineer Mountain
Grizzly Peak
Grayrock Peak
Hermosa Peak
Jura Knob (Coal Creek–Deer Creek)
Crater Lake–North Twilight
Snowdon Peak
Molas Trail
Sultan–Grand Turk