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Gold Dust Trail No. 653

This trail provides access to Boreas Pass via the old Boreas Pass Wagon Road, which it connects to after crossing FDR 406.

Much of the trail above County Road 50 generally follows an old flume which diverted water from North Tarryall Creek and its tributaries to mining operations located in the upper Tarryall Drainage.

Water is not available at the trail heads or at Selkirk Campground. This trail is also a popular cross-country ski trail.



 The Basics


Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: 8 miles
Elevation: 11000 to 10000 feet
Trailhead Elevation: 11000 feet
Elevation Change: 1000 foot drop
Time to Allow: 4 - 5 hours
Season: Summer to Winter
Managed By: South Park Ranger District
Pike & San Isabel National Forests Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands
PO Box 219
Fairplay, CO  80440
Phone: 719-836-2031


 Directions to Trailhead

The Gold Dust Trail begins off the Church Camp Road in the town of Como. The trailhead is approximately 5.5 miles from US Highway 285. There is a wide spot for parking in the road approximately .3 miles past the trailhead. There is also access along County Road 50, approximately 1.5 miles northwest of the Boreas Pass Road turnoff.






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