80 Trails in St Elmo, Colorado

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Colorado Trail Intermediate difficulty 535 ***** Durango
2. Monarch Crest Trail Advanced difficulty 35.0 ***** Salida
3. Canyon Creek Trail Expert difficulty 20.0 ***** White Pine
4. CDT: Alpine Tunnel Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** St Elmo
5. Rainbow Trail Intermediate difficulty 100.0 **** Salida
6. Midland Hills Trails Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Buena Vista
7. Green's Creek Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Salida
8. Rainbow Trail: Silver Creek to Hwy 285 (Rainbow Trail) Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Poncha Springs
9. Colorado Trail: Fooses Creek (Colorado Trail) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Salida
10. Davis Meadow Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Buena Vista
11. Colorado Trail: Mt. Shavano thd to Chalk Creek thd (Colorado Trail) Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Salida
12. Little Browns Creek Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Salida
13. Aspen Ridge / Road #185 Easiest difficulty 15.0 *** Salida
14. CDT: Tunnel Lake Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** St Elmo
15. Mount Antero/Browns Creek Road / FS #278 Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** St Elmo
16. Starvation Creek Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Salida
17. Colorado Trail: Mount Princeton to Avalanche Trailhead / Collegiate Peaks Wilderness (Colorado Trail) Advanced difficulty 12.0 **** Nathrop
18. Cottonwood Pass Road Beginner difficulty 7.0 **** Buena Vista
19. Narrow Gauge Trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Salida
20. Colorado Trail: Hwy 50 to Mt. Shavano Trailhead (Colorado Trail) Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Salida
21. Baldwin Creek Road / FS #277 Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ** St Elmo
22. Old Monarch Pass Road Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Salida
23. Tomichi Pass Road Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** White Pine
24. Monarch Spur Trail Easiest difficulty 3.0 ** Salida
25. Hancock Road Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** St Elmo
26. Monarch Mountain Ski Area Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Salida
27. Wagon Loop Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Salida
28. CDT: Monarch Pass to Boss Lake / Hunt Lake Trail Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Salida
29. River Road / #371 Easiest difficulty 11.0 ** Buena Vista
30. Colorado Trail: North Cottonwood to Harvard Lakes (Colorado Trail) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Buena Vista
31. Browns Creek Trail Expert difficulty 6.0 *** Salida
32. Mount Antero Peak Road / FS #278.A Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** St Elmo
33. Raspberry Gulch Road / #273 Intermediate difficulty 3.0 *** Nathrop
34. Tincup Pass Road Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** St Elmo
35. Timberline Trail Advanced difficulty 24.0 *** Buena Vista
36. Monarch Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Salida
37. Poplar Gulch Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ** St Elmo
38. Browns Creek Road / #272 Beginner difficulty 7.0 ** Nathrop
39. Chalk Creek Drive / CR 162 Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** St Elmo
40. Texas Lakes / #589 Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Pitkin
41. Mount White Road / FS #278.B Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** St Elmo
42. Road #274.A Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Nathrop
43. CDT: Middle Fork Road / #230 Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Salida
44. North Threemile Spur / FS Rd #272.B Beginner difficulty 1.0 ** Nathrop
45. Browns Creek Spur / FS Rd #272.A Beginner difficulty 1.0 ** Nathrop
46. Road #375 Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ** Buena Vista
47. Colorado Trail: North Cottonwood to Collegiate Peaks Wilderness (Colorado Trail) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ** Buena Vista
48. Road #291 Easiest difficulty 1.0 ** Nathrop
49. Road #290 Easiest difficulty 2.0 ** Nathrop
50. Road #289 Beginner difficulty 2.0 ** Nathrop

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