Telluride Trails

“San Juan” Don, as many call him, has been whole-hog about hiking and biking the Telluride area for over fifteen years. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in New York, and deejayed at a local community radio station in Colorado. Don has lived in Aspen, and San Jose, California, with short stints in Utah, Texas, and Alaska. Originally from Ohio, Don lived in Colorado for years, and now makes his home in Portland, Oregon.

• Contents  PrefaceOverview Map  Chapter 1. Far Northwest Telluride1     Alder Creek Trail 5102     North Pole Peak3     Hayden Peak4     Unnamed Point 12,7005     Box Factory Park West Ridge Loop6     Deep Creek Upper Canyon7     S-58     S-69     Deep Creek Upper Basin10   S-711   Ruffner Mountain12   S-813   S-914   S-10  Chapter 2. Northwest Telluride15   Deep Creek Trail 41816   Whipple Mountain Trail 419 to Whipple Mountain17   Han Shan18   Campbell Peak to Iron Mountain Loop19   Iron Mountain20   T-021   West Dallas Peak22   Mill Creek Trail to Waterline Trail23   Eider Creek Trail24   San Juan Don’s Loop  Chapter 3. North Telluride25   Sneffels Highline Trail 43426   Greenback Mountain27   Mount Emma28   Cornet Creek Falls29   Jud Wiebe Trail 43230   Liberty Bell Trail  Chapter 4. Far North Telluride (Ridgway–Ouray–Montrose)31   Blue Lakes Trail 201 to Blue Lakes Pass32   Blue Lakes West Basin33   S-334   S-435   Blaine Basin Trail 20336   Blaine Peak37   Gilpin Peak38   Stony Mountain39   Mount Sneffels  Chapter 5. Northeast Telluride40   Sheridan Crosscut Trail41   Owl Gulch Ridge Trail 42042   Mendota Peak43   T-544   Tomboy Road FS 869 to Imogene Pass45   Chicago Peak to Little Chicago Peak  Chapter 6. East Telluride46   Bridal Veil Falls to Power Station47   Telluride Peak (Proper)48   Ajax Peak49   Telluride Peak (Observed)50   Black Bear Pass to Trico Peak51   T-10  Chapter 7. Southeast Telluride52   Grays Basin53   Ingram Peak Loop54   Mud Lake55   Blue Lake56   Lewis Lake57   T-1158   Jackass Basin59   Silver Lake60   Bear Creek Trail61   Deertrail Basin to Unnamed Point 12,23062   Ballard Mountain63   Ballard’s Horn64   La Junta Peak65   La Junta Basin66   Wasatch Mountain67   Wasatch Trail 50868   Oscar’s Peak  Chapter 8. Town and South Telluride69   Town of Telluride70   Lena Basin71   Gold Hill72   Telluride Ski Area73   Palmyra Peak74   Bald Mountain75   Silver Mountain76   Silver Mountain Little or Big Ridge Loop  Chapter 9. Far South Telluride (Ophir–Silverton–Durango)77   Galloping Goose Trail to Lizard Head Pass78   Ophir Pass to Crystal Lake79   Lookout Peak80   Columbine Lake Trail 50981   Swamp Canyon to Grant-Swamp Pass82   V-283   V-384   Waterfall Canyon to Yellow Mountain85   Hope Lake Trail 41086   Pilot Knob87   Golden Horn88   Vermilion Peak89   Fuller Peak90   Beattie Peak91   V-892   V-993   San Miguel Peak94   Ice Lake Trail 505 and Island Lake95   V-496   US Grant Peak97   Twin Sisters98   Rolling Mountain  Chapter 10. Far Southwest Telluride (Rico–Cortez–Durango)99   Cross Mountain Trail to Point 12,038100 Cross Mountain101 Lizard Head Trail 409 to Black Face102 Bilk Creek Trail 408103 Wilson Peak104 Sunshine Mountain105 Wilson Mesa Trail 421106 Woods Lake Trail 406107 Elk Creek Trail 407108 Navajo Lake Trail 635109 Kilpacker Trail 203 to El Diente Peak110 Mount Wilson Loop  AcknowledgmentsIndex