About trails in Gunnison County, Colorado

Gunnison County has 579 named trails on the map, covering 1,566 miles in total, an average of 2.7 miles per trail. That is the 4th largest mapped trail network among 54 counties in Colorado. 468 of them are tagged for hiking and 310 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is ADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 5, at 81.1 miles. 78 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 49 trailheads, 417 campsites, 26 waterfalls, 34 boat launches, and 1 rapid. The nearest towns to these trails are Mount Crested Butte, Gunnison, and Crested Butte.

What the trails in Gunnison County are like

By length, 206 are under a mile, 278 run 1 to 5 miles, and 78 are 5 miles or longer. 3 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is North Fork Cutoff Trail, at 4.3 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 95 easy, 387 moderate, and 80 hard. Of the 562 with measured elevation, Collegiate West climbs the most, about 26,843 ft, and 163 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

579All trails

468Hiking 310Mountain biking

1,566Total miles

417Campsites

34Boat launches

26Waterfalls

49Trailheads

1Rapids

ADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 5Hike81.0 mi Collegiate WestHike38.3 mi Timberline TrailHikeMTB24.9 mi CDT in-xx Misc Old Route AlternatesHike20.4 mi Lowline Trail 438HikeMTB14.6 mi Beaver Creek TrailHike14.4 mi Raggeds Trail 820HikeMTB14.2 mi Coal Mesa TrailHike13.8 mi Alpine Trail 225HikeMTB13.6 mi Mill Castle TrailHike13.3 mi Kezar Loop Road13.2 mi Through Line Trail 860Hike13.1 mi Doctor Park TrailHikeMTB13.1 mi Canyon Creek Trail 481HikeMTB12.0 mi Curecanti Trail 870HikeMTB11.9 mi Fossil Ridge TrailHikeMTB11.5 mi Brush Creek TrailHikeMTB11.1 mi Kaufman Creek TrailHike10.8 mi Curecanti TrailHike10.5 mi Soap Creek TrailHike10.5 mi Summerville TrailHike10.4 mi South Lottis TrailHike10.3 mi Daisy Pass 404 TrailHike10.1 mi Cliff Creek TrailHike10.0 mi Mendicant Ridge Trail 884HikeMTB9.9 mi Carbon Trail 436HikeMTB9.6 mi Rainbow Lake TrailHike9.4 mi Willow Creek RoadMTB9.3 mi Doubletop TrailHikeMTB9.2 mi Deer Creek Trail 568HikeMTB9.0 mi Ridge Stock Driveway Trail 233Hike8.9 mi cdtHikeMTB8.8 mi Coffeepot Creek Trail 456Hike8.7 mi Star TrailHike8.4 mi Brush Creek RoadMTB8.2 mi North Fork Crystal River TrailHike8.2 mi Yule Pass TrailHike7.9 mi Daisy Pass TrailHike7.5 mi Soap Basin Trail 442Hike7.5 mi Little Cimarron Trail 229Hike7.4 mi Dyer Creek Trail 888HikeMTB7.2 mi Monarch CrestMTB7.2 mi ContourHikeMTB7.1 mi Sun Park TrailHike7.1 mi Dark Canyon Trail 830Hike6.8 mi Trail 401HikeMTB6.8 mi Carbonate Creek TrailHike6.7 mi Cement Mountain/Julie Andrews Trail 553HikeMTB6.7 mi Kebler Wagon TrailHike6.7 mi Raven Mesa Trail6.5 mi Munsey Ruby Stock Driveway TrailHikeMTB6.4 mi Elk Basin Trail 854Hike6.4 mi Cow Creek TrailHike6.4 mi Dark Canyon TrailHike6.4 mi North Anthracite TrailHike6.3 mi Agate CreekHikeMTB6.3 mi Raspberry Creek TrailHike6.2 mi Castle Creek TrailHike6.1 mi Bear CreekMTB6.1 mi GracelandHikeMTB5.8 mi Lone Cabin Trail5.8 mi Piburn Trail Trail 880HikeMTB5.8 mi Continental Divide TrailHike5.7 mi Failes Creek Trail 230HikeMTB5.7 mi BaxtersHikeMTB5.7 mi Sink Creek Trail 861Hike5.6 mi Kebler Wagon Trail 606HikeMTB5.5 mi Dyke Mountain TrailHikeMTB5.5 mi Texas Ridge TrailHikeMTB5.5 mi Silver Basin Trail 834Hike5.5 mi Lower Antelope Creek Loop Road5.5 mi Deadman Gulch Trail 420HikeMTB5.4 mi Swampy Pass Trail 439Hike5.3 mi Green LakeMTB5.2 mi Jones Creek #812HikeMTB5.2 mi Forest Road 761.1D Taylor River HeadHike5.1 mi Horseshoe Trail 482HikeMTB5.0 mi Little Elk Basin Trail 892HikeMTB5.0 mi West Beaver Trail 447HikeMTB5.0 mi Teocalli Ridge Trail 557HikeMTB5.0 mi Taylor Pass RoadHike4.7 mi East Soap TrailHike4.7 mi Gold CreekHike4.6 mi Bowman Creek TrailHike4.6 mi Monarch Crest Trail 531HikeMTB4.6 mi Buck Mesa TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Middle Cement Creek Trail 399HikeMTB4.5 mi Washington Gulch TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Sun Creek Jeep Trail4.5 mi 409 TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi West Dyer Trail 885HikeMTB4.4 mi Ruby Anthracite Trail 836Hike4.4 mi JoshosHikeMTB4.3 mi Lily Lake Trail #639HikeMTB4.3 mi Lone Pine Trail 862Hike4.3 mi North Fork Cutoff TrailHike4.3 mi Oh-Be-Joyful Trail 836Hike4.2 mi LugeHikeMTB4.1 mi Lou Creek Trail 222Hike4.0 mi Arkansas Mountain Trail 1965Hike4.0 mi Gunsite Pass RoadHikeMTB4.0 mi Lion Gulch Trail 536Hike3.9 mi Texas Creek TrailHike3.9 mi Waunita Pass Trail 640Hike3.9 mi JosiesHikeMTB3.9 mi Van Tuyl Trail 431Hike3.8 mi West Brush RoadMTB3.8 mi Little Robinson TrailHike3.8 mi Beckwith Bench TrailHike3.7 mi Block and Tackle TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi RidgelineHikeMTB3.7 mi Texas Creek RoadHikeMTB3.7 mi South Texas TrailHike3.7 mi Italian Connector TrailHike3.6 mi Little Pass Creek TrailHike3.6 mi Quakey Mountain West Trail 9538HikeMTB3.6 mi Signal Peak RoadMTB3.6 mi Waterfall Cutoff TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Recreation PathHikeMTB3.6 mi Van TuylHike3.6 mi Gunsight Pass Road RoadMTB3.5 mi Waterloo Gulch TrailHike3.5 mi Doctor Park Trail 424Hike3.5 mi Rustlers Gulch Trail 5693.5 mi Double Top TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Quakey Mountain 537Hike3.5 mi High Mesa Trail 133Hike3.4 mi Hoodoo Gap Trail 877Hike3.4 mi Red Mtn. CreekHike3.4 mi East AberdeenHikeMTB3.4 mi Anthracite Pass TrailHike3.4 mi Black Gulch TrailHike3.3 mi Granite Basin Trail 9558HikeMTB3.3 mi Duane's WorldHikeMTB3.3 mi North Pole Basin RoadHike3.2 mi Little Mill Trail 455HikeMTB3.2 mi Little Elk Trail 244Hike3.2 mi Flag Divide RoadMTB3.2 mi Bear Creek Trail 415HikeMTB3.2 mi Drift Creek 815HikeMTB3.2 mi Top of the WorldHikeMTB3.2 mi Van Tuyl TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Oh-Be-Joyful Pass TrailHike3.1 mi Lily Pond TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Cement Creek TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Alder Creek Trail 577Hike3.1 mi Gunsight Pass Road 585MTB3.1 mi Waterfall Creek TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi South Trail Road3.1 mi 409.5AHikeMTB3.1 mi Doctor Gulch RoadMTB3.1 mi Reno Ridge Trail 607HikeMTB3.0 mi GatewayHikeMTB3.0 mi Flag Creek TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi West AberdeenHikeMTB3.0 mi South Rim TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Bald Mountain Trail 644HikeMTB2.9 mi Main Street RoadMTB2.9 mi East Curecanti Trail 454Hike2.9 mi Fairview TrailHike2.9 mi Teddy's TrailHike2.9 mi Sunny DHikeMTB2.9 mi West Fork TrailHike2.9 mi FangornHikeMTB2.9 mi Mirror Lake RoadHike2.9 mi Pine Creek Trail 597HikeMTB2.8 mi Farris Creek Trail 409HikeMTB2.8 mi Robinson Creek TrailHike2.8 mi Roaring Judy RoadMTB2.8 mi Rosebud Trail 423HikeMTB2.8 mi Texas CreekHike2.8 mi Beckwith Pass TrailHike2.8 mi Agate Creek Trail 484HikeMTB2.7 mi Navajo Ridge TrailHike2.7 mi Coal Basin Trail 859Hike2.7 mi West Flatiron RoadHikeMTB2.7 mi Trail Creek Trail 872HikeMTB2.7 mi Thousand Acre FlatHikeMTB2.6 mi Sheep Lake TrailHike2.6 mi Strawberry Trail 627HikeMTB2.6 mi ProspectorHikeMTB2.6 mi South Quartz Trail 483Hike2.6 mi Mount Tilton TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Monarch Crest TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Lower MeanderHikeMTB2.6 mi Hunters Creek TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi WestsideHikeMTB2.6 mi Union Canyon Trail 996312.5 mi Big Box Trail 234HikeMTB2.5 mi Bald Mountain Tie In Trail 882HikeMTB2.5 mi Middle Quartz Stage RoadHike2.5 mi Dr. Park 424Hike2.5 mi Firebox Trail 245Hike2.5 mi Buddy BearHikeMTB2.5 mi Top Of Becks RoadHikeMTB2.5 mi Strand Hill RoadMTB2.4 mi Conundrum TrailHike2.4 mi Rocky RidgeHikeMTB2.4 mi RattlesnakeHikeMTB2.4 mi Floresta ExtensionHike2.4 mi South Quartz 483Hike2.4 mi Daisy Pass Trail 404Hike2.4 mi Snodgrass Trail #590HikeMTB2.4 mi Crystal Peak TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Lakeview Campground TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Twin Lakes TrailHike2.3 mi Sun Park 3230THikeMTB2.3 mi Bear Creek TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Roaring Judy Trail 552HikeMTB2.3 mi Strand Bonus Trail 407HikeMTB2.3 mi Hillerton TrailHike2.3 mi Smith Hill RoadHike2.2 mi Snodgrass Spur RoadHikeMTB2.2 mi Scarp RidgeHike2.2 mi Dr. Park Bonus Trail 424.1AHikeMTB2.2 mi Cumberland Basin TrailHike2.2 mi Five Mile Creek Trail 433Hike2.2 mi South Dyer Trail 714HikeMTB2.2 mi Snowshoe Trail2.2 mi Peter Creek Trail 856Hike2.2 mi West Side Butte Mountain RoadHikeMTB2.2 mi Horse Basin Trail 417Hike2.2 mi Waunita Trail 497Hike2.1 mi Three Lakes Loop TrailHike2.1 mi MeanderHikeMTB2.1 mi Sun CreekHikeMTB2.1 mi Westside Stock DriveHike2.1 mi Matchless TrailHike2.1 mi MagdaleneHike2.1 mi Pieplant Mine TrailHike2.1 mi Ruby RoadMTB2.1 mi Star Lily Connector Trail 623Hike2.1 mi Strand Hill Trail 556HikeMTB2.1 mi Castle Rock Jeep Trail2.0 mi Yellow Brick RoadMTB2.0 mi Gunsight ConnectorHikeMTB2.0 mi Painter BoyHikeMTB2.0 mi Point Lookout Trail 445HikeMTB2.0 mi Dillon Pinnacles TrailHike2.0 mi Fish Creek Reservoir Trail 224Hike2.0 mi Bear Gulch Trail 610Hike1.9 mi Henry Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Woods WalkHikeMTB1.9 mi Green Lake Trail 566HikeMTB1.9 mi East Brush RoadMTB1.9 mi The RidgeHikeMTB1.9 mi McIntyre Gulch 609Hike1.9 mi Pooch's ParadiseHikeMTB1.9 mi Northwoods TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Three Mile Creek Trail 434HikeMTB1.9 mi Gold Creek TrailHike1.9 mi Bear Gulch 610Hike1.9 mi Mt. Crested Butte Rec PathHikeMTB1.9 mi Costo Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Beaver-McIntyre 472Hike1.9 mi Deer Creek RoadMTB1.9 mi Columbine #6HikeMTB1.8 mi Scarp Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Broken ShovelHikeMTB1.8 mi Mosley Ridge TrailHike1.8 mi Cameron Gulch TrailHike1.8 mi Bellview TrailHike1.7 mi Willow Cutoff RoadHikeMTB1.7 mi Dyer Connection Trail 886HikeMTB1.7 mi Salt House Trail 252Hike1.7 mi Curecanti Creek TrailHike1.7 mi North Lost Trail 1967Hike1.7 mi AveryMTB1.7 mi Ring DikeHikeMTB1.7 mi Whetstone Vista Trail 602HikeMTB1.7 mi DeliHikeMTB1.7 mi Lupine 1HikeMTB1.7 mi Italian Mountain TrailHike1.7 mi Walrod RoadHikeMTB1.7 mi BridgesHikeMTB1.7 mi Lower Cement Creek TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Sanford Creek TrailHike1.6 mi Bouldering Loop Road1.6 mi Hasley Basin TrailHike1.6 mi Daisy Pass Access RoadMTB1.6 mi Zigzag Trail 601Hike1.6 mi Teocalli Mtn Trail 554HikeMTB1.6 mi Powderhouse Trail 647HikeMTB1.6 mi Cliff Creek Cutoff 840.aHike1.6 mi Mill Lake TrailHike1.6 mi UncompahgreTrail 246Hike1.6 mi Cowboy Lake TrailHike1.6 mi Chicken WingHikeMTB1.6 mi Walrod Gulch Cutoff Trail #418HikeMTB1.5 mi Willow Creek TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Upper Loop Trail 435HikeMTB1.5 mi Gothic Mountain TrailHike1.5 mi Upper LowerHikeMTB1.5 mi April Gulch Trail 635HikeMTB1.5 mi HotdoggerMTB1.5 mi Little Cimarron Spur B Trail 674BHike1.5 mi Fairview PeakHike1.5 mi Upper Upper Trail 435.1HikeMTB1.5 mi Ridge (East) TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Rav 1 Spur 720.1AHike1.5 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.