Burro Bridge Horse Camp
Campground
Campground · 4.0 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Near Telluride
Sockrider
- 2.2 mi
- round trip
- 422 ft
- climb
- 12,316 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Sockrider open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in San Juan National Forest. It doesn't name Sockrider, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Travel is not advised to the San Juan NF
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
Closures and dangerous conditions on roads, bridges, and trails from flooding
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
Multiple roads and trails damaged by flooding on SJNF
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
Bear Activity High Across San Juan National Forest
Agency alert covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · San Juan National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Sockrider is an easy hike of about 2.2 miles in the Mancos/Dolores Ranger District of Colorado's San Juan National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back with a one-way climb of about 422 feet, starting at roughly 11,900 feet and reaching about 12,300 feet at the high point. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows bikes, so it works for hikers and riders alike. It sits among a cluster of trails in this part of the forest, with the Calico National Recreation Trail and West Fall Creek Trail each about 1.3 miles away. For an overnight stay, Burro Bridge Campground is about 4 miles off, and the West Dolores River offers paddling about 4.8 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Enterprise Bar & Grill
Restaurant
On your way back · 3 miIf it rains Rico 1
Hot spring
On your way back · 3 mi
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More in TellurideLocal outfitters
- Alpen Rose RV Park28 mi away
- Peak Mountain Guides29 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Calico National Recreation TrailHiking1.3 mi
- West Fall Creek TrailHiking1.3 mi
- HORSE CREEKHiking1.4 mi
- Burro Bridge CampgroundCamping4 mi
West Dolores RiverCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.8 mi- Dunton River CampCamping5.1 mi
Cayton CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain5.5 mi- Fish CreekCanoeing7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
McjunkinHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Sale Family Memories, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Rio Grande SouthernHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: cmirkin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
East Fork TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: cmirkin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Calico National Recreation TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Burnett ConnectorHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: cmirkin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- West Fall Creek TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- HORSE CREEKHiking · ~2 min drive
- El Diente PeakHiking · ~8 min drive
- WinterHiking · ~5 min drive
- East Fall CreekHiking · ~3 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 2.2 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 422 ft
- Summit
- 12,320 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
Questions about this route
How long is the Sockrider on Sockrider Peak?
About 2.2 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Sockrider?
About 422 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Sockrider?
It is rated easy.
Conditions and forecast on Sockrider Peak
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
