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The Colorado Trail, Durango

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#2 of 7 in Trails in Durango
Biking Trail · Hidden Gem · Hiking Trail
You arrive on Sunday afternoon or evening and get settled in for your ranch vacation. As you sit down to dinner – which might be prime rib, fresh asparagus, home-baked bread, a tossed green salad and a mouthwatering homemade dessert – you start to get it. As staff member after staff member warmly welcomes you, as you settle in to your cozy cabin, and as you look out at the mountains, you really get it. This week is going to be something extraordinary.

That’s no accident. We work hard at making sure that your vacation here is more than you could have expected.
A visit to The Colorado Trail represents just the start of the adventure when you use our Durango visit planner to plot your vacation.
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  • By 24shelleyc
    We hiked segment 28 out of Durango on August 29. Stunning scenery and good, medium difficulty hike. Beware it is not possible to socially distance and most hikers are not wearing masks.  more »
  • By debbien884
    We went out 25th street and hiked for an hour out and back on the Colorado Trail. Picked up some people that had been out in tents for 39 nights.  more »
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