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Alamosa Region Winter Trails Index

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Snowshoeing / Cross County Skiing Trails Map

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Snowshoeing / Cross County Skiing Trails List

Trip Name / Links to Descriptions 1-Way (mi) Rise (ft) Difficulty
Archuleta Trail #741 / #740.1. (#740.1 is #124 on USFS map.) USFS winter webpage. 13.8 +2,000 Easy to Moderate
Bear Lake Trail #721. (Line but no number on USFS map.) USFS winter webpage.
See chapter "52 Bear Lake Trail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas. 
3.34 +1,800 Moderate to Strenuous
Big Meadows Loop Trail #843. (Not on USFS map.) USFS webpage. 1.5 loop +30  
Big Meadows Nordic Winter Trail System. Forest Roads #410 and #430 plus Big Meadows Loop Trail #843 above. USFS winter trailhead webpage.
See description of Big Meadows Nordic Ski Trail under "Winter Sports" on USFS campground webpage.  
4.3 loop    
Brewery Creek Guard Station Winter Trail System. USFS winter webpage.
Cathedral Campground Snowshoe Trail System. USFS winter webpage.      
Chama River Trail #738.  USFS winter webpage. 4.9 +550 Easy
Conejos River Adams Fork Trail #713. USFS winter webpage.
See chapter "55 Adams Fork to Summit Peak" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas. 
6.6 +1,400 Easy
Conejos River North Fork Trail #714. USFS winter webpage.
See chapter "57 Conejos River Semiloop" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas. 
3.59 + approach +1,240 Moderate
Conejos River South Fork Trail #724. USFS winter brochure.
See chapter "51 South Fork / Roaring Gulch Semiloop" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas. 
10.9 +2,450 Moderate to Strenuous
Conejos River Trail #712. USFS winter webpage.
See chapter "56 Blue Lake via Three Forks" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas. 
See chapter "57 Conejos River Semiloop" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas. 
1.85 +1,150 Easy to Moderate
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail #813. From Wolf Creek Pass south to Cumbres Pass. USFS webpage. USFS Wolf Creek Trailhead winter webpage. USFS Cumbres Pass Trailhead webpage.
See chapter "38 Alberta Peak: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado.
See chapter "45 Continental Divide Trail (Cumbres Pass to Elwood Pass) Shuttle Hike" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas. 
See chapter "58 Montezuma Peak from Elwood Pass" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas. 
Easy to Strenuous
Cotton Creek Trail #749. USFS webpage.
See description "Cotton Creek Trail #749" under "North Map Trails" on Sky Terrain map Sangre de Cristo / Great Sand Dunes.
13.1 +1,100 Moderate
Cumbres & La Manga Winter Recreation Area Trail System. (Not on USFS map.) USFS winter brochure.      
Duck Lake Trail #732. (Line but no number on USFS map.) USFS winter webpage.
See chapter "47 Duck Lake Trail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas. 
3.7 +1,500 Easy
El Rito Azul (Blue Lake) Trail #718. USFS winter webpage.
See chapter "56 Blue Lake via Three Forks" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas. 
4.6 + approach +1,140 Moderate to Strenuous
Elk Creek Trail #731. USFS winter webpage. 15.0 +2,950 Moderate
Elwood Cabin Cross-Country Skiing Trail System. USFS winter webpage.      
Garner Creek Trail #752. USFS webpage.
See description "Garner Creek Trail #752" under "North Map Trails" on Sky Terrain map Sangre de Cristo / Great Sand Dunes.
5.7 +3,840 Moderate
Hot Springs Trail #753. USFS webpage.
See description "Hot Springs Canyon Trail #753" under "North Map Trails" on Sky Terrain map Sangre de Cristo / Great Sand Dunes.
2.4 +1,640 Strenuous
Park Creek Road #380. USFS Park Creek Campground winter webpage      
Red Lake Trail #733. USFS winter webpage.
See chapter "46 Red Lake Trail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas.
5.2 +1,400 Easy to Moderate
Rock Creek Nordic Ski Trail System. USFS Comstock Campground winter webpage. USFS Rock Creek Campground winter webpage.      
Silver Mountain Trail #704. (Line but no number on USFS map.) USFS webpage. 12.2 +3,000 Easy to Moderate
South Fork Nordic Ski Trail. USFS Lower Beaver Creek Campground winter webpage.  USFS Upper Beaver Creek Campground winter webpage. 2.2    
Tucker Ponds Road #390. USFS Tucker Ponds Campground winter webpage.      
Upper Crossing Guard Station Winter Trail System. USFS winter webpage.      
Wolf Creek Pass Winter Use Area Trail System. USFS winter brochure
Wolf Creek Ski Area Cross-Country Trail System. Ski area webpage.      

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