About hiking in Rio Grande County

Rio Grande County, Colorado has 59 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 171 miles, an average of 2.9 miles each. The longest is Silver Mountain Trail, at 11.7 miles. 9 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Rio Grande County are like

By length, 18 are under a mile, 32 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is School Access Trail, at 1.2 miles.

Of the 25 with a difficulty rating, 25 moderate. Of the 59 with measured elevation, Silver Mountain Trail climbs the most, about 5,024 ft, and 22 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 59 hiking trails, longest first

Silver Mountain TrailHike11.7 mi Bennett TrailHike10.9 mi West FriscoHike8.2 mi Shady Creek TrailHike8.0 mi Pronghorn LoopHikeMTB7.4 mi Burro TrailHike6.5 mi Middle Frisco TrailHikeMTB6.1 mi Tewskberry TrailHike5.5 mi Bear Creek TrailHike5.0 mi Alder Bench TrailHike5.0 mi Middle Alder Creek TrailHike4.9 mi Little Bennett TrailHike4.7 mi Schrader Creek TrailHike4.7 mi NicomodesHikeMTB4.7 mi Cross Creek TrailHike4.7 mi Trout Creek TrailHike4.6 mi West Bear Creek TrailHike4.2 mi Deadman Loop TrailHikeMTB4.1 mi Alamosa Rock TrailHike3.8 mi Castle Rock TrailHike3.6 mi Rimrock TrailHike3.5 mi Church Creek TrailHike3.2 mi Frisco FrittonHike3.0 mi Wolf Creek TrailHike3.0 mi Gopher GulchHikeMTB2.8 mi Limekiln PeakHikeMTB2.6 mi Northern Rock Creek TrailHike2.4 mi Munger CanyonHike2.4 mi Palisade TrailHike2.1 mi Dead End RoadHike2.0 mi Bonafacio Gulch SouthHikeMTB1.8 mi South Rock TrailHike1.8 mi Duran LandHikeMTB1.7 mi Monster SlayerHikeMTB1.4 mi Loma de San Jose TrailHike1.3 mi Run Rock n' RollHikeMTB1.3 mi Pronghorn ConnectorHikeMTB1.2 mi School Access TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Vision QuestHikeMTB1.1 mi Jer's LairHikeMTB1.0 mi Pup PeakHikeMTB1.0 mi Beaver Mountain TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Limekiln CreekHikeMTB0.9 mi Limekiln LoopHikeMTB0.9 mi SPF50 TrailHike0.9 mi Highline TrailHike0.8 mi Pup BenchHikeMTB0.7 mi BurroHike0.7 mi Shady TrailHike0.7 mi Middle Frisco Cut-Off TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Bonafacio Cutoff TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi WindowHikeMTB0.6 mi Skeff Nature TrailHike0.5 mi yabadabadoHike0.5 mi Riverwalk TrailHike0.3 mi Frisco Fitton Cut-Off TrailHike0.3 mi Loop to SchoolHikeMTB0.3 mi School Access ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Deadman LoopHikeMTB0.2 mi

← All Rio Grande County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.