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Best hikes in San Juan Mountains

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Last Visited Oct 02, 2024

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Find the best hikes in San Juan Mountains, located in CO. Sort the hikes within this region using the dropdown. Higher-rated hikes are generally harder, longer days with beautiful scenery and lots of solitude and follows a fun, interesting route.

Twin Sisters and V7

San Juan National Forest, CO
Class 2 11.4 miles 5200 gain 5-7 hrs Loop Oct 2, 2024
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Gilpin Peak via Blue Lakes

Uncompahgre National Forest, CO
Class 2 13.6 miles 5000 gain 6-8 hrs Out + Back Oct 1, 2024
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Engineer Mountain, Darley Mountain via Bear Creek Trail

Uncompahgre National Forest, CO
Class 2 15.6 miles 5800 gain 6-8 hrs Loop Sep 30, 2024
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Tower Mountain and East Storm

San Juan National Forest, CO
Class 3 5.6 miles 2900 gain 3-5 hrs Out + Back Aug 15, 2023
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Courthouse Mountain

Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forest, CO
Class 2 3.9 miles 1800 gain 2-4 hrs Out + Back Aug 14, 2023
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Precipice Peak

Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forest, CO
Class 2 5.8 miles 2800 gain 3-5 hrs Out + Back Aug 14, 2023
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Handies Peak via Grizzly Gulch

Handies Peak Wilderness, CO
Class 2 7.9 miles 3700 gain 3-5 hrs Out + Back Aug 13, 2023
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Cataract Peak, Carson Peak, Bent Peak, Coney Benchmark

Gunnison National Forest, CO
Class 3 22.1 miles 7100 gain 9-12 hrs Shuttle Aug 12, 2023
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Sheep Mountain, Bennett Peak, Windy Mountain Loop

Rio Grande National Forest, CO
Class 2 8.2 miles 3300 gain 4-6 hrs Loop Jun 12, 2022
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Summit Peak, The Unicorn, Montezuma Peak Loop

Rio Grande National Forest, CO
Class 2 8.9 miles 3400 gain 4-6 hrs Loop Jun 11, 2022
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