6.3 miles
Distance
188 ft
Climb
-1,832 ft
Descent
00:46:11
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CDT CT - Snow Mesa Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Carson Peak
    Silverton, Colorado
  • AKA
    CO12 - Spring Creek Pass to San Luis Pass Segment 21 - San Luis Pass to Spring Creek Pass TH
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #183485 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #74647 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

Great high country cruiser. That being said the access from Spring Creek Pass off Hwy 149 is definitely a hike a bike for most the length up to the top of Snow Mesa. About 2.5 miles of hiking. Snow Mesa can be, most often is, ridden as as shuttle ride from Spring Creek Pass, across Snow Mesa, into Miners Creek and down to Creede. Which makes for a pretty epic ride, allow 6-8hrs for shuttle and ride...25 miles. Above treeline for some then a rowdy descent into Miners Creek and mostly downhill from there punctuated with many short steeps and creek crossings. Your feet will get wet. Fun fast switchbacks down to the creek and out to Miners Creek Trailhead to the waiting car, or continue on the road to Creede for a beer at Tommy Knockers.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for CDT CT - Snow Mesa multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,644 ft
  • Altitude min
    10,910 ft
  • Altitude max
    12,556 ft
  • Altitude start
    12,555 ft
  • Altitude end
    10,912 ft
  • Grade
    -5%
  • Grade max
    -41.2%
  • Grade min
    12.8%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,834 ft
  • Avg time
    00:46:11
  • Avg reverse time
    01:57:25
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      Nov 20, 2023 @ 6:47am
      Nov 20, 2023
      		 Snow covered for season.
      Nov 20, 2023 @ 6:46am
      Nov 20, 2023
      		 Snow covered for season.
      Oct 28, 2022 @ 6:54am
      Oct 28, 2022
      		 Snow covered until summer 2023
      Dec 2, 2019 @ 12:13pm
      Dec 2, 2019
      		Snow Covered
      Jan 14, 2016 @ 3:29pm
      Jan 14, 2016
      		 Great high country cruiser. That being said the access from spring creek pass off hwy 149 is definitely a hike a bike for most the length up to...
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