State: Colorado
Location: Durango
Length, Round Trip: 6 miles
Trail Type: Loop
Elevation Change: 1500 feet
Best Season: Spring to Fall
Difficulty: Difficult
Usage: Moderate
Animas City ghosttown
Trail Information
Located near Durango, the Animas City Mountain Trail offers hikers scenic views of beautiful forests and the incredible natural scenery. The trail loops across the mountain’s sloping summit.
Animas City Mountain is subject to closure during some winter months. These closures vary yearly, depending on snow depth in the higher elevations and it is intended to give the elk wintering on the mountain a break.
Directions
From Durango:
Drive north on Main Avenue to 32nd Street. Turn left (west) after four blocks to West Fourth Avenue. Turn right and go two blocks to the rough dirt parking area.
