Telluride Trails

Don J. Scarmuzzi has been whole-hog about hiking and biking the Telluride area for over fifteen years. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in New York, and deejayed at a local community radio station in Colorado. Don has lived in Aspen, and San Jose, California, with short stints in Utah, Texas, and Alaska. Originally from Ohio, Don lived in Colorado for years, and now makes his home in Portland, Oregon.

• Table of Contents:ContentsPrefaceOverview MapChapter 1. Far Northwest Telluride1 Alder Creek Trail 5102 North Pole Peak3 Hayden Peak4 Unnamed Point 12,7005 Box Factory Park West Ridge Loop6 Deep Creek Upper Canyon7 S-58 S-69 Deep Creek Upper Basin10 S-711 Ruffner Mountain12 S-813 S-914 S-10Chapter 2. Northwest Telluride15 Deep Creek Trail 41816 Whipple Mountain Trail 419 to Whipple Mountain17 Han Shan18 Campbell Peak to Iron Mountain Loop19 Iron Mountain20 T-021 West Dallas Peak22 Mill Creek Trail to Waterline Trail23 Eider Creek Trail24 San Juan Don's LoopChapter 3. North Telluride25 Sneffels Highline Trail 43426 Greenback Mountain27 Mount Emma28 Cornet Creek Falls29 Jud Wiebe Trail 43230 Liberty Bell TrailChapter 4. Far North Telluride (Ridgway-Ouray-Montrose)31 Blue Lakes Trail 201 to Blue Lakes Pass32 Blue Lakes West Basin33 S-334 S-435 Blaine Basin Trail 20336 Blaine Peak37 Gilpin Peak38 Stony Mountain39 Mount SneffelsChapter 5. Northeast Telluride40 Sheridan Crosscut Trail41 Owl Gulch Ridge Trail 42042 Mendota Peak43 T-544 Tomboy Road FS 869 to Imogene Pass45 Chicago Peak to Little Chicago PeakChapter 6. East Telluride46 Bridal Veil Falls to Power Station47 Telluride Peak (Proper)48 Ajax Peak49 Telluride Peak (Observed)50 Black Bear Pass to Trico Peak51 T-10Chapter 7. Southeast Telluride52 Grays Basin53 Ingram Peak Loop54 Mud Lake55 Blue Lake56 Lewis Lake57 T-1158 Jackass Basin59 Silver Lake60 Bear Creek Trail61 Deertrail Basin to Unnamed Point 12,23062 Ballard Mountain63 Ballard's Horn64 La Junta Peak65 La Junta Basin66 Wasatch Mountain67 Wasatch Trail 50868 Oscar's PeakChapter 8. Town and South Telluride69 Town of Telluride70 Lena Basin71 Gold Hill72 Telluride Ski Area73 Palmyra Peak74 Bald Mountain75 Silver Mountain76 Silver Mountain Little or Big Ridge LoopChapter 9. Far South Telluride (Ophir-Silverton-Durango)77 Galloping Goose Trail to Lizard Head Pass78 Ophir Pass to Crystal Lake79 Lookout Peak80 Columbine Lake Trail 50981 Swamp Canyon to Grant-Swamp Pass82 V-283 V-384 Waterfall Canyon to Yellow Mountain85 Hope Lake Trail 41086 Pilot Knob87 Golden Horn88 Vermilion Peak89 Fuller Peak90 Beattie Peak91 V-892 V-993 San Miguel Peak94 Ice Lake Trail 505 and Island Lake95 V-496 US Grant Peak97 Twin Sisters98 Rolling MountainChapter 10. Far Southwest Telluride (Rico-Cortez-Durango)99 Cross Mountain Trail to Point 12,038100 Cross Mountain101 Lizard Head Trail 409 to Black Face102 Bilk Creek Trail 408103 Wilson Peak104 Sunshine Mountain105 Wilson Mesa Trail 421106 Woods Lake Trail 406107 Elk Creek Trail 407108 Navajo Lake Trail 635109 Kilpacker Trail 203 to El Diente Peak110 Mount Wilson LoopAcknowledgmentsIndex