Hiking trails in San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado, United States
Browse 10 hiking trails in San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado, United States. Compare route difficulty, season, distance, GPX status…
Showing a selection from 10 public trails. Verify permits, closures, weather, transport and navigation with official sources before departure.
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Hidden Dune
— San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado · United States · 7 mi / 11 km round trip from Dunes Parking Lot · Hard
A remote cross-dunefield journey to the tallest dune in North America.
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High Dune on First Ridge
— San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado · United States · 2.5 mi / 4 km round trip · Moderate to Hard
The classic first-ridge climb across Medano Creek to a broad viewpoint over the entire dunefield.
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Lower Sand Creek Lake via Music Pass
— San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado · United States · 8 mi / 13 km round trip · Hard
A remote alpine-lake hike over Music Pass into the Sand Creek drainage.
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Medano Lake Trail
— San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado · United States · Not officially stated on the current hiking page · Hard
A high-elevation forest and meadow climb from Medano Pass Road to an alpine lake at timberline.
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Montville Nature Trail
— San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado · United States · Not officially stated on the current NPS hiking page · Easy
A shaded foothills walk through the site of a late-1800s settlement with views across the dunes and valley.
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Mosca Pass Trail
— San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado · United States · 7 mi / 11.4 km round trip · Moderate
A forested creek-side climb to a historic low pass through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
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Mount Herard via Medano Lake
— San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado · United States · Not officially stated · Very Hard
An advanced continuation above Medano Lake to a 13,297-foot summit overlooking the dunefield.
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Sand Ramp Trail
— San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado · United States · 11 mi / 17.7 km one way for the full trail · Hard
A long foothills access trail linking backpacking zones along the mountain base north of the main dunes.
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Star Dune
— San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado · United States · 6 mi / 9.6 km round trip · Hard
A long creek-bed and ridge approach to the park’s distinctive pyramid-shaped second-tallest dune.
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Upper Sand Creek Lake via Music Pass
— San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado · United States · 8 mi / 13 km round trip · Hard
A remote full-day mountain route over Music Pass to Upper Sand Creek Lake.