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The Best Backpacking in Creede

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Top backpacking spots in and near Creede

  • Creede, Colorado

    Colorado Trail: Segment 21

    14.44 mi / 3009 ft gain
    Colorado Trail: Segment 21 is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Creede, Colorado.
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  • Creede, Colorado

    Colorado Trail : Segment 20

    12.08 mi / 2740 ft gain
    Colorado Trail : Segment 20 is a point-to-point trail where you may see local wildlife located near Creede, Colorado.
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  • Lake City, Colorado

    Colorado Trail : Segment 22

    16.9 mi / 3757 ft gain
    Colorado Trail : Segment 22 is a point-to-point trail where you may see local wildlife located near Lake City, Colorado.
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  • South Fork, Colorado

    Embargo Trail, Benino Trail, Groundhog and Cathedral Creek Trail Loop

    11.83 mi / 2844 ft gain
    Embargo Trail, Benino Trail, Groundhog and Cathedral Creek Trail Loop is a loop trail that takes you through a nice forest located near South Fork, Colorado.
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  • Creede, Colorado

    Weminuche Trail to Rincon La Vaca Loop

    18.16 mi / 3212 ft gain
    Weminuche Trail to Rincon La Vaca Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Lake City, Colorado.
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  • Creede, Colorado

    Squaw Creek, Continental Divide and Weminuche Trail Loop

    28.91 mi / 4639 ft gain
    Squaw Creek, Continental Divide and Weminuche Trail Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Creede, Colorado.
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  • Pagosa Springs, Colorado

    Williams Creek Trail to CDT/Squaw Pass to Cimarrona Trail

    21.59 mi / 5125 ft gain
    Williams Creek Trail to CDT/Squaw Pass to Cimarrona Trail is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a lake located near Creede, Colorado.
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  • Powderhorn, Colorado

    Powderhorn Lakes

    9.88 mi / 1736 ft gain
    Powderhorn Lakes is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Creede, Colorado.
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  • Lake City, Colorado

    Handies Peak from Cinnamon Pass Road

    7.8 mi / 3606 ft gain
    Handies Peak from Cinnamon Pass Road is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Lake City, Colorado.
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  • Creede, Colorado

    Hike the Weminuche Wilderness to Fourmile Falls

    5.0
    8 mi
    Located in Southern Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness, Fourmile Falls is a beautiful day hike perfect for hikers and photographers. The highlights of the trail are the two massive, thundering waterfalls. The falls make this hike ideal in early to mid summer, when the falls are full of icy snowmel...
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  • Silverton, Colorado

    Colorado Trail: Segment 24

    21.63 mi / 3533 ft gain
    Colorado Trail: Segment 24 is a point-to-point trail where you may see local wildlife located near Silverton, Colorado.
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  • Pagosa Springs, Colorado

    Crater Lake in the South San Juan Wilderness

    9.17 mi / 2133 ft gain
    Holiday weekends can be frustrating for solitude seekers. The extra day to play always seems to be challenged by the expected crowds of competition for your sought after spots.  Fortunately for those of us who prefer quieter pastures, Colorado's 3.5+ million acres of wilderness still hold plenty ...
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  • Powderhorn, Colorado

    Big Blue Trail

    22.37 mi / 3586 ft gain
    Big Blue Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Lake City, Colorado.
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  • Silverton, Colorado

    Highland Mary Lake Trail

    5.12 mi / 1447 ft gain
    Highland Mary Lake Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Montrose, Colorado.
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  • Del Norte, Colorado

    Bennett Peak and Windy Point

    5.94 mi / 2448 ft gain
    Bennett Peak and Windy Point is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Monte Vista, Colorado.
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  • Lake City, Colorado

    Backpack to Wetterhorn Basin

    13 mi / 3000 ft gain
    This trip is for the lover of solitude and the appreciator of the unscathed backcountry. Wetterhorn Basin is in the heart of the beautiful San Juan Mountain range in Southwestern Colorado.With a 4WD high clearance vehicle start at the West Cimarron Trailhead at 10,750 feet (38.1117N -107.5533W),...
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