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Hermosa Creek Trail from Hermosa route map
Difficulty: ExpertPoint to Point
Colorado

Hermosa Creek Trail from Hermosa

Durango, Colorado

18.2 mi

Distance

4,610 ft

Elev. Gain

7h 44m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Hermosa Creek Trail from Hermosa unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,298 ft
Max:2,719 ft
Gain:1,405 ft
Loss:1,048 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,298 ft and 2,719 ft across 18.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,298 ft2,438 ft2,579 ft2,719 ft0.0 mi4.6 mi9.1 mi13.7 mi18.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,354 ft
High point17.9 mi2,719 ft
End18.2 mi2,711 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Durango, CO · about 11 mi away
County:
La Plata County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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