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Durango, CO: Animas City Mountain

Test your endurance on this 5.6-mile loop that powers up Animas City Mountain to a remote mountain viewpoint and stellar mesa-edge views of downtown Durango.

Durango, CO: Engineer Mountain via Pass Creek Trail

Gaining 2,300 feet in just 2.6-miles, this out-and-back climbs the slopes of Engineer Mountain and rewards with high-altitude wildflowers and views of a rare rock glacier.

Durango, CO: Falls Creek

Explore a Durango secret: This network of trails in San Juan National Forest is just minutes from town.

Durango, CO: South Fork Roaring Gulch

Sweeping views and a memorable elk-spotting traverse at 11,000 feet await on this 22.3-mile multi-day loop in the Rio Grande National Forest.

Salida, CO: Monarch Crest Trail

Hydrate, breathe, pedal, repeat. This lung-busting, 34-mile point-to-point offers stellar panoramas and blasting singletrack downhills—all above 7,500 feet.

Weminuche Wilderness - 5 day loop

The 4th annual Friedman backpacking adventure hit 42 beautiful miles, 12,400 quad crushing vertical feet, 2 high mountain passes, and a 14er (near) summit.

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