Guide to Colorado Backroads
& 4-Wheel Drive Trails

by Charles A. Wells
Only $29.95
 

Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails, Third Edition

100 Trails • 83 maps • over 400 photos • revised 2010 • 6.5"x 9.25" • 232 pages

Full Color New Edition !!

New concealed spiral binding makes this book last a long time without pages ripping out.

Completely redone third edition has been expanded to 100 trails with several new trails. GPS and waypoints are provided. Book covers spectacular areas south of Interstate 70 including Ouray, Silverton, Telluride, Crested Butte, Aspen, Buena Vista, Vail, Leadville, Breckenridge, Idaho Springs, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Pikes Peak Region, Sangre De Cristo Mountains and Great Sand Dunes National Park.

Detailed trail descriptions of some of Colorado's most spectacular backcountry trails.
Whether novice or expert, you'll enjoy this clear, concise guide to Colorado's remote backcountry. 

GPS coordinates. Separate mileage log. Aerial Terrain 3D view for every trial.

 

(Northern Colorado Backroads book also available)

  Each trail contains a map, directions, difficulty rating, trail features, time & distance, trail description, nearby services and other available maps.
co_bookmap.jpg (39880 bytes) Mr. Wells' book covers the area south of Interstate 70.  The trails are indexed into seven areas.

 

Trails Listed by Area

AREA 1
Ouray, Silverton, Lake City, Telluride
1. Last Dollar Road (E)
2. Yankee Boy Basin (M)
3. Governor Basin (D)
4 .Imogene Pass (M)
5.Black Bear Pass (D)
6. Ophir Pass, Alta Lakes (M)
7. Clear Lake (E)
8. Mineral Creek (D)
9. Poughkeepsie Gulch (D)
10. Corkscrew Gulch (E)
11. Red Mtn. Mining Area (E)
12. California Gulch (E)
13. Engineer Pass (M)
14. Cinnamon Pass, Wager Gulch (M)
15. Picayne & Placer Gulches (E)
16. Eureka Gulch (E)
17. Stony Pass (E)

AREA 2
Crested Butte,Aspen, Marble, Gunnison
18. Lead King Basin (D)
19. Devil’s Punchbowl (D)
20. Paradise Divide (E)
21. Aspen Mtn., Richmond Hill (M)
22. Lincoln Creek Road (M)
23 .Montezuma Basin (D)
24. Pearl Pass (D)
25. Taylor Pass (D)
26. Italian Creek, Reno Divide (M)

AREA 3
Buena Vista, Salida, Sargents
27. Fourmile Area (E)
28. Chinaman Gul.,Carnage Cyn (D)
29. Mt. Princeton (M)
30. Mt. Antero, Browns Lake (D)
31. Baldwin Lakes, Boulder Mtn (M)
32. Grizzly Lake (D)
33. Iron Chest Mine (D)
34. Pomeroy Lakes (D)
35. Tincup Pass, St. Elmo (M)
36. Hancock Pass, Alpine Tun. (M)
37.Tomichi Pass (D)
38. Marshall Pass, Poncha Ck. (E)

AREA 4
Vail, Leadville, Fairplay
39. Mill Creek Road (M)
40. Shrine Pass (E)
41. Lime Creek, Benson Cabin (D)
42. McCallister Gulch (M)
43. Wearyman Creek (M)
44. Holy Cross (D)
45. Hagerman Pass (E)
46. Wheeler Lake (D)
47. Mt. Bross, Kite Lake (E)
48. Mosquito Pass (M)
49. Weston Pass (E)


AREA 5
Breckenridge, Bailey, Idaho Springs, Montezuma

50. Spring Creek (D)
51. Saxon Mountain (E)
52. Argentine Pass, McClellan Mtn. (M)
53. Peru Creek (E)
54. Santa Fe Peak (M)
55. Deer Creek, Saints John (M)
56. North/Middle Fork Swan Riv (M)
57. Radical Hill (D)
58. Webster Pass, Handcart Gulch (M)
59. Red Cone (D)
60. Georgia Pass (M)
61. Boreas Pass (E)
62. Slaughterhouse Gulch (D)

AREA 6
Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Pikes Peak Region

63. Dakan Rd./Long Hollow Rd. (E)
64. Phantom Creek, Signal Butte (E)
65 .Balanced Rock Road (E)
66. Mt. Herman, Rampart Range (E)
67. Schubarth Road (M)
68. Eagle Rock (D)
69. Mt. Baldy (E)
70. Shelf Road, Phantom Cyn. (E)
71. Independence Trail (D)

AREA 7
Sangre De Cristo Mountains,
Great Sand Dunes Nat. Park

72. Hayden Pass (M)
73. Hermit Pass (E)
74. Medano Pass (M)
75. Blanca Peak (D)

(E) = Easy
(M)=Moderate
(D)=Difficult

25 More Trails included in this new 3rd edition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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