53 Trails in Howard, Colorado

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Colorado Trail Intermediate 535 ***** Durango
2. Monarch Crest Trail Advanced 35.0 ***** Salida
3. Arkansas Hills Advanced 20.0 **** Salida
4. Cottonwood (Arkansas Hills) Advanced 9.0 ***** Salida
5. CDT: Alpine Tunnel Advanced 18.0 ***** St Elmo
6. Rainbow Trail Intermediate 100.0 **** Salida
7. Midland Hills Trails Intermediate 6.0 **** Buena Vista
8. Methodist Mountain Intermediate 18.0 **** Salida
9. Rainbow Trail: Silver Creek to Hwy 285 (Rainbow Trail) Advanced 9.0 **** Poncha Springs
10. Rainbow Trail: Methodist Mountain Thd to Bear Creek Thd (Rainbow Trail) Advanced 6.0 ***** Salida
11. Colorado Trail: Mt. Shavano thd to Chalk Creek thd (Colorado Trail) Intermediate 12.0 ***** Salida
12. Little Rainbow (Methodist Mountain) Intermediate 6.0 **** Salida
13. North Backbone (Arkansas Hills) Advanced 3.0 ***** Salida
14. Frontside (Arkansas Hills) Intermediate 1 ***** Salida
15. Aspen Ridge / Road #185 Easiest 15.0 *** Salida
16. Chicken Dinner (Arkansas Hills) Advanced 2.0 ***** Salida
17. Race Track (Methodist Mountain) Intermediate 1.0 **** Salida
18. Double Rainbow (Methodist Mountain) Intermediate 3 **** Salida
19. Road #184 Beginner 15.0 *** Salida
20. Starvation Creek Advanced 7.0 ***** Salida
21. Colorado Trail: Mount Princeton to Avalanche Trailhead / Collegiate Peaks Wilderness (Colorado Trail) Advanced 12.0 **** Nathrop
22. CR 175 / Ute Trail Beginner 12.0 **** Salida
23. Columbine Trail Intermediate 2.0 *** Salida
24. Bear Creek FS Road / #101 / #49 Beginner 6.0 **** Salida
25. Rusty Lung (Arkansas Hills) Advanced 1.0 **** Salida
26. Lost Cause (Methodist Mountain) Advanced 1.0 **** Salida
27. River Trail Greenway Beginner 2.0 **** Salida
28. Rainbow Trail: Westcliffe (Rainbow Trail) Intermediate 30.0 *** Westcliffe
29. Franz Lake Beginner 2.0 *** Salida
30. Stafford Gulch Intermediate 5.0 *** Salida
31. Rainbow Trail: Hwy 285 to Methodist Mountain Thd (Rainbow Trail) Advanced 10.0 **** Salida
32. Skull (Methodist Mountain) Intermediate 1.0 *** Salida
33. Monarch Spur Trail Easiest 3.0 ** Salida
34. Road #182 Intermediate 5.0 *** Salida
35. Sand Gulch Intermediate 4.0 *** Salida
36. Road #101.A Intermediate 2.0 *** Salida
37. Rainbow Trail: Bear Creek Thd to Kerr Gulch Thd (Rainbow Trail) Advanced 14.0 ** Salida
38. Road #45 Beginner 7.0 ** Howard
39. Sand Gulch Easiest 10.0 ** Howard
40. South Fern Leaf Gulch Beginner 3.0 * Cotopaxi
41. Spartan West (Methodist Mountain) 4.0 Salida
42. FS Rd #181 5.0 Salida
43. Center Ridge Trail / #924 3.0 Villa Grove
44. McCoy Gulch Road 10.0 Cotopaxi
45. 82210 McCoy Gulch Spur 2.0 Cotopaxi
46. McCoy Gulch Quarry 1.0 Cotopaxi
47. Gutz 3.5 Salida
48. Road #7 4.0 Wellsville
49. Round Hill Trail 3.0 Salida
50. McCoy Gulch Mine 2.0 Cotopaxi

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