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Montrose Colorado - Hiking

There are many hikes near Montrose. The Black Canyon just outside of town has a number of trails with spectacular views, and hikers can enjoy nearby Grand Mesa and Ridgway State Park as well.



Bobcat Trail Intermediate
 3 mile roundtrip 1.5 hours
Steep descent down a rock face.
Cedar Point Nature Trail Intermediate
 7 mile roundtrip 3.5 to 4.5 hours
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park -Cedar Point Nature Trail is a moderately sloped trail, and offers guideposts describing the various plants along the way.
Chasm View Nature Trail Intermediate
 6 mile roundtrip 3 to 4 hours
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - The trail reaches a second overlook with excellent views of Painted Wall and Serpent Point.
Chukar Trail Intermediate
 2.2 mile roundtrip 1 to 1.5 hours
Crystal Creek Trail Intermediate
 5 mile roundtrip 2.5 hours
Sweeping views of Cimarron Valley, the West Elk and San Juan Mountains.
Curecanti Creek Trail 4 mile roundtrip 2 to 3 hours
Deadhorse Trail Easy
Intermediate
 5 miles roundtrip 2 to 3 hours
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - Deadhorse Trail offers good views of Deadhorse gulch and East Portal on the Gunnison River, as well as good birding.
Dillon Pinnacles Trail Intermediate
 4 mile roundtrip 2 to 2.5 hours
Ascending through sagebrush, ponderosa pine and riparian habitats, this trail offers spectacular views of Blue Mesa Reservoir, the distant San Juan Mountain peaks, and the weirdly eroded volcanic Dillon Pinnacles.
Duncan Trail Intermediate
 3 mile roundtrip 1.5 hours
Duncan Trail has good river access.
Enchanted Mesa Trail Difficult
 5 mile roundtrip 2.5 to 3 hours
Views of the San Juan Mountains
Gunnison Route Trail Difficult
 2 mile roundtrip
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - This is the most popular route, and is recommended to persons attempting their first inner-canyon hike.
Hermits Rest Trail Difficult
 6 mile roundtrip 3 to 3.5 hours
Zigzagging through oak, pine, juniper, and fir, hikers descend to wooded camp and picnic sites on the shores of Morrow Point Reservoir.
Long Draw Trail Difficult
 2 mile roundtrip
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - Long Draw begins just northeast of Balanced Rock Overlook and leads to the river at a location downstream from the Narrows.
Marmot Run Trail Easy
 3.6 mile roundtrip 2 to 2.5 hours
Runs along east shore of the Uncompahgre River and the Ridgway Reservoir.
Mesa Creek Trail Easy
Intermediate
 1.5 mile roundtrip 1 hour
The sheer walls and extreme narrowness of the Black Canyon are appreciated along this trail as well as views from the base of the Morrow Point Dam.
Neversink Trail Easy
 1.5 mile roundtrip 1 hour
This trail is flat and provides easy walking. It is also wheel chair accessable.
North Vista Trail Intermediate
Difficult
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - North Vista Trail offers some of the best scenic views and birding in the Park.
Oak Flat Loop Trail Difficult
 2 mile roundtrip 1 to 1.5 hours
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - The Oak Flat Loop Trail offers variety to the hiker who would like to explore below the rim without taking on the challenge of hiking to the river.
Pine Creek Trail Easy
 2 mile roundtrip 1 to 1.5 hours
Follow the beautiful Pine Creek as it cascades into the depths of the upper Black Canyon to Morrow Point Reservoir.
Rim Rock Nature Trail Intermediate
 1 mile roundtrip .5 to 1 hour
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - a relatively flat path following the rim of the canyon.
S O B Draw Trail Difficult
 3.6 mile roundtrip
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - This gully is west of the North Rim Campground.
Slide Draw Trail Difficult
 2 mile roundtrip
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - Slide Draw is extremely steep with loose rocks.
Tomichi Route Trail Difficult
 2 mile roundtrip
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - This route is very difficult due to loose rock along the entire length and full exposure to the sun.
Ute Trail Intermediate
 9 mile roundtrip 4.5 to 5.5 hours
Ute Trail has great views & good river access.
Warner Point Nature Trail Intermediate
 1.5 mile roundtrip 1 hour
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

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