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Purgatory Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Colorado

Purgatory Trail

Durango, Colorado

10.3 mi

Distance

4,104 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 21m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Purgatory Trail 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.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,344 ft
Max:2,686 ft
Gain:1,251 ft
Loss:1,251 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,344 ft and 2,686 ft across 10.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,344 ft2,458 ft2,572 ft2,686 ft0.0 mi2.6 mi5.1 mi7.7 mi10.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,679 ft
High point0.1 mi2,686 ft
End10.3 mi2,679 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Rico, CO · about 13 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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