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Day Hiking
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There are literally hundreds of great day hikes in the San Juan region. Everything from desert hikes to indian ruins in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, to scrambles up 14,000 foot peaks in alpine wilderness areas. These maps and guide books will help you find your new favorite trail. If you have any questions, please give us a call (970) 247-4874 ------------------ For custom USGS topo quad maps (1:24,000 scale) or aerial photos, please check out our Adventure Station Map Making link: CUSTOM MAPS _____________________________________________  |
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Hiking Trails of Southwest Colorado, 4th Ed.NEW FOURTH EDITION Paul Pixler's definitive guide for the day hikes around Durango updated by John Peel. Almost every local in town has a worn copy of this book. 67 day hikes from the La Plata Mountains to Durango, along Highway 550 north to Silverton. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Silverton Hiking Guide$14.95 Thirty Four favorite hikes within 10 miles of Silverton Colorado. From easy walks to adventurous hikes and climbs. Each hike is detailed as to degree of difficulty, distances, timings and other useful information. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Colorado's Fourteeners$19.95 Colorado's Fourteeners - from Hikes to Climbs by Gerry Roach. This guide has detailed information on all 52 of Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks. It includes routes complete with maps, distance, elevation gain, difficulty and effort ratings. Fourteen of these popular peaks are in the San Juans. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Colorado's Fourteeners - Dawson's Guide$22.95 Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Vol.2, The Southern Peaks, contains detailed directions, maps and descriptions of the 25 14ners in southern Colorado. This book is most noted for its decriptions of mountaineering routes, snow climbs and ski descents. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Colorado's Thirteeners $19.95 Gerry and Jennifer Roach's excellent book on the high thirteeners (13,800-13,999) in Colorado. Covering 59 major but rarely climbed peaks - 21 of which are in the San Juans - in great detail with color maps, photos and multiple route descritions. The backcountry mountaineer's best guide. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Hiking Colorado's Weminuche & South San Juan Wilderness AreasNEW EDITION! The Falcon Guide to hiking trails in the Weminuche Wilderness and now includes trails in the South San Juan Wilderness. This book has an excellent list of suggested hikes from short day hikes to multi-day expeditions. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Latitude 40 - Durango Trails Recreation Topo Map$11.95 NEW 2006 VERSION. The most recent and detailed map of the area northwest of Durango. It includes Durango, Horse Gulch, the La Plata Mountains, the Aspen ATV Loop, Hermosa Creek Trail, the lower sections of the Colorado Trail, Bolam Pass, Molas Pass and Highway 550. 1:50,000 scale, 50 foot contours, shaded relief, UTM and Lat/Long grids, GPSed road and trail mileages and difficulty ratings. Also the best map for popular hunting unit 74. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Latitude 40 - Southwest Colorado Recreation Topo Map$11.95 New 2006 Version: This map covers the largest area with the most topographic detail. It has all roads and trails and includes the mountains around Cortez, Durango, Pagosa, Lake City, Ridgeway, Ouray, Telluride and Silverton. 1:125,000 scale [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
National Geographic Silverton, Ouray, Telluride, Lake City$11.95 National Geographic - Trails Illustrated Map #141 covering the areas around Silverton, Telluride, Ouray and Lake City including the entire Lizard Head, Sneffles and Uncompahgre Wilderness Areas at 1:66,667 scale. The map is topographic with 80 foot contour lines. It emphasizes hiking trails and delineates areas of permanent camping or campfire restrictions. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
National Geographic South San Juan$11.95 National Geographic - South San Juan/Del Norte - NEW 2008 version. Trails Illustrated Map #142 covering the entire South San Juan Wilderness as well as Rio Grande National Forest areas NW and SW of Del Norte at 1:66,667 scale. The map is topographic with 80 foot contour lines. It emphasizes hiking trails and delineates areas of permanent camping or campfire restrictions. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
National Geographic Weminuche Wilderness$11.95 NEW 2007 VERSION! National Geographic - Trails Illustrated Map #140 covering the entire 490,000 acre Weminuche Wilderness at 1:66,667 scale. The map is topographic with shaded relief and 80 foot contour lines. It emphasizes hiking trails, the Continental Divide Trail, the Colorado Trail and delineates areas of permanent camping or campfire restrictions. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
National Geographic Durango Cortez$11.95 New 2007 Map! National Geographic-Trails Illustrated #144 covering the area from Durango west to Mancos, Dolores and Cortez. East side along Highway 550 to Purgatory, including the Hermosa Roadless area, La Plata Mountains, Rico, Taylor Mesa and McPhee Reservior areas. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
National Geographic Pagosa Springs Bayfield$11.95 New 2008 Map! National Geographic-Trails Illustrated #145 covering the area from Bayfield east to Pagosa Springs, Vallecito and Lemon Reserviors, Beaver Meadows, the HD Mountains, Piedra Area, Piedra River. North to the Weminuche Wilderness and south to Navajo Reservior and the New Mexico border. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Walking In Wildness$17.95 The comprehensive guide book for the Weminuche Wilderness. Written by former Wilderness Ranger and SJMA Director BJ Boucher, this book includes hiking trails, history, geology, wildlife, ecology and leave no trace ethics. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Colorado Trail - Official Guidebook$22.95 The New Seventh Edition of the Colorado Trail Foundation Official Guidebook. All 28 segments of the 468 mile Colorado Trail from Durango to Denver. The last 9 segments go thru the San Juans with the classic segment 24 going thru the Weminuche. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Telluride Hiking Guide$14.95 Day hikes in and around Telluride. 54 route descriptions from easy to extremely difficult. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Colorado's Continental Divide Trail$0.00 OUT of STOCK - Waiting for the New 2010 Edition - The Official Guide to the 759 mile Colorado portion of the Continental Divide Trail. Through the San Juans there is a 120 mile section above 12,000 feet. The guide is broken down into 43 segments, 10 of which are in the Weminuche or South San Juan Wilderness Areas. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Ouray Hiking GuideOver 40 exciting hikes from simple to very difficult all accessible from Ouray. Each hike has clear descriptions, timings, distances, elevations graphs and difficulty levels. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Hiking Colorado's Uncompahgre WildernessMore than 30 hikes in the spectacular Uncompahgre Wilderness area between Ouray and Lake City. Information, maps, directions and difficulty ratings for all ability levels. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Hiking Colorado's Sangre de Cristo WildernessOver 60 hikes for all levels of ability are detailed with maps, descriptions, directions, elevation charts and difficulty ratings. The steep, narrow Sangre de Cristo Range towers over the San Luis Valleyin south central Colorado with 8 rugged 14ners and miles of uncrowded trails. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Hiking the Southwest's Canyon CountryAn excellent guide to hiking in the Four Corners canyon country. Listed as 7 multi-day itineraries or as over 150 day hikes, this book has highway and trail descriptions of the best the canyon country has to offer. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Colorado Scrambles$22.95 This book details the mountaineering secrets of 50 less-traveled routes on 80 of Colorado's most impressive peaks. 19 of the routes are in SW Colorado including Arrow, Trinity, Jagged and Pigeon in the Weminuche Wilderness. Detailed trailhead, hiking and GPS data. Routes identified by length and difficulty with full color route photographs. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
San Juan Adventure GuideA guide to hiking, biking and xc-skiing across southwestern Colorado. This book covers 28 hiking trails, 16 mountain bike rides and 18 xc-ski/showshoe routes from all across the San Juan Mountain region. A great basic multi-sport resource. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
San Juan National Forest Map$10.00 The San Juan National Forest map, plastic, 2005 version. This map covers the entire 2 million acres around the San Juan National Forest designating land ownership and motorized vehicle access. But Motorized Travel Rules Have Changed. Some travel information in this map is outdated and no longer accurate. Please contact your local San Juan Public Lands Office for specific information.
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Rio Grande National Forest Map$9.00 The Rio Grande National Forest map, paper, 1996 version. This map covers the entire Rio Grande National Forest designating land ownership and motorized vehicle access.
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Mountains of Silverton, Telluride and Ouray$11.95 Drake Mountain Maps - Mountains of Silverton, Telluride and Ouray covers the high peaks, trails and mining districts of the high San Juans from the Lizard Head Wilderness to Uncompahgre Peak to the area around Silverton, with topography and shaded relief at 1:60,000 scale. One of the best maps for the region's classic four wheel drive roads. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Durango Trails - Mtn Bike and Hiking MapFrom Singletrack Maps, the most detailed mountain bike map for the area right around Durango using GPS and satillite information. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
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