Telluride Fall Hikes
Fall in Love with Telluride's Fall Colors
Fall is a special time of year to visit Telluride and the surrounding areas. The mountainsides are aflame with golden aspen trees, the summer heat has dissipated, and the smell of snow is in the air. Many of the same hiking trails that you enjoyed in the summer are equally as beautiful in Fall. Due to Telluride's unique location, many great hikes start right from town. The following is a list of recommended hikes in Telluride and the surrounding area.
Ajax Peak
Distance: 2.5 mi. one-way
Elevation Gain: 2,785 feet
Difficulty: Difficult
Bear Creek Canyon
This area is a 325-acre mountain canyon that has been preserved forever by the town's Telluride Land Trust. This precious parcel, with its stunning scenery and cascading waterfall is now protected from development and is preserved for the enjoyment of the public.
Distance: 2.5 mi. one way
Elevation: 1,050 feet
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal Veil Falls can only be seen from the far east end of the canyon, or from one of the trails on the north side of town. These falls drop an impressive 365 feet, the tallest free-falling waterall in Colorado.
Distance: 2.2 mi. one way to top of falls
Elevation: 1,650
Difficulty: Moderate to difficult
Cornet Falls
Distance: 1/4 mi. round-trip
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Eider Creek
Distance: 1.6 mi.
Difficulty: Moderate
Hope Lake
Distance: 7 mi. round trip
Difficulty: Moderate, but high altitude
Jud Wiebe Trail
Distance: 2.7 mi. loop
Elevation Gain: 1,150 feet
Difficulty: Moderate to difficult
Liberty Bell
Distance: 8 mi. round-trip
Elevation Gain: 3,620 ft.
Difficulty: Difficult
Access: Jud Wiebe Trailhead
Navajo Lake
Distance: 5 mi. to the lake
Elevation Gain: 1,714 ft
Difficulty: Moderate to difficult
San Miguel River Trail
Families with young children or anyone who might enjoy a peaceful and relatively flat trail may wish to try the San Miguel River Trail which now stretches from the Valley Floor on the west along the river through Telluride and out to the Idarado Legacy trail on the east side of town.
Woods Lake
Distance: 4 mi.
Difficulty: Moderate