Segment #
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1

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2


​3


4


5

6


​7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14

15

16


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Trail Name
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Chicken Creek

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Chicken Creek

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Chicken Creek


Chicken Creek


Chicken Creek

Chicken Creek


​West Mancos


West Mancos


West Mancos


West Mancos


West Mancos


West Mancos


West Mancos

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Sharkstooth

Sharkstooth

Sharkstooth


​​​Sharkstooth
Description & GPX Download
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​Mancos State Park Trailhead <-> State Park Boundary sign GPX Segment 1

State Park boundary sign <-> Chicken Creek Connector Jct. "Dean's Sawmill" GPX Segment 2

"Dean's Sawmill" Chicken Creek Connector Jct. <-> Unnamed canyon entering from the north GPX Segment 3
Unnamed canyon entering from the north <-> Rim Trail Jct. GPX Segment 4

Rim Trail Jct. <-> Morrison Trail Jct. GPX Segment 5

Morrison Trail Jct.<-> Upper Chicken Creek TH GPX Segment 6

Transfer TH <-> Crystal Creek drainage crossing GPX Segment 7

Crystal Creek drainage crossing <-> Jct. Golconda Tr. GPX Segment 8

Jct. Golconda Tr. <-> Jct. Owens Basin Connector Trail GPX Segment 9

Jct. Owens Basin Connector Trail <-> Jct. Owens Basin Trail GPX Segment 10

Jct. Owens Basin Trail <-> Jct. North Fork Trail GPX Segment 11

Jct. North Fork Trail <-> approx. 1 mile south of Sharkstooth TH GPX Segment 12

Approx. 1 mile south of Sharkstooth TH <-> Sharkstooth Trailhead GPX Segment 13

Sharkstooth TH <-> Sharkstooth Pass GPX Segment 14

Sharkstooth Pass <-> Jct. Bear Creek Trail GPX Segment 15
Jct. Bear Creek Trail <-> Unnamed Pass between Bear Creek and La Plata Canyons GPX Segment 16
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Jct. Unnamed Pass between Bear Creek and La Plata Canyons <-> Jct. Colorado Trail​ GPX Segment 17
​Segment Length (approx)
1 mile


1 mile


1.25 mile



​1.25 mile


1.5 mile

0.5 mile


1.65 mile


1.65 mile


1.5 mile


0.5 mile


1.75 mile


1.25 mile


1 mile


1.75 mile

1.5 mile

​2 miles


1.5 mile


Elevation
Low elevation segments (7,800-9,000’):
  • Segments 1-9 (below Golcanda along the Chicken Creek and West Mancos Trails)

Mid elevation segments (9,000-10,000’):
  • Segment 10-11 along the West Mancos Trail

High elevation segments (above 10,000’):
  • Segments 12-17 along the Sharkstooth Trail

Driving Access
Easy access, “drive-to-the-trailhead & you’re there” segments:
  • Low-clearance access:
    • Segment 1 (Mancos State Park Trailhead)
    • Segment 5 (Upper Chicken Creek Trailhead)
    • Segment 6 (Transfer Trailhead)
  • High-clearance access:
    • Segment 13 & 14 (Sharkstooth Trailhead)

Hiking Access
Segments approx 1-1 ½ mile hike from trailhead:
  • Segments 2 & 4 along the Chicken Creek Trail (low clearance access)
  • Segments 7 along the West Mancos Trail
  • Segment 12 along the West Mancos Trail
  • Segment 13 along the Sharkstooth Trail (High-clearance access)
  • Segment 17 along the Sharkstooth Trail (High-clearance 4WD from the Kennebec Pass Trailhead)

Segments more than approx. 1-1 ½ mile hike from trailhead:
  • Segment 3 & 4 along the Chicken Creek Trail
  • Segment 8 & 12 along the West Mancos Trail
  • Segment 15 & 16 along the Sharkstooth Trail (High-clearance access)

ATV and Two-Wheel Motorized Access
Two-wheel motorized access
  • Segment 5 & 6 along the Chicken Creek Trail
  • Segment 9, 10 & 11 along the West Mancos Trail

ATV access
  • Segment 8 & 9 along the West Mancos Trail (note that you can get to the end of the segment by ATV from Golcanda, but the segment itself is not open to ATVs. Segment 9 is open to motorcycles, Segment 8 is open to non-motorized travel.)