Blue Creek Lodge
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La Garita Sd.
Colorado
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
12.8 mi
Distance
2,173 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Rio Grande National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
La Garita Wilderness wilderness
Big climb
Out & back
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La Garita Sd.
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 12.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,173 ft
- Highest point
- 12,133 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,288 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- La Garita Wilderness
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
La Garita Sd. is a 12.85-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado managed by Rio Grande National Forest. The route gains 2,173 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 12,133 feet.
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