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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Horse Gulch
Durango, Colorado
AKA

Anasazi
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond Rate
Local Popularity
90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 55 in Trail Running
- 45 in Hiking
Global Ranking
#31589 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #102713 in Trail Running
- #105765 in Hiking
Hiking SAC Scale

T2 Mountain Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM, XC
Direction

Downhill Only
Popular Direction Shown
Climb Difficulty

Double Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Hard
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
TTFs on Trail

Berm, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster
Land Owner

City of Durango

Send It Descent (formally Anasazi) is a technical one-way trail which starts at the top of Telegraph Trail. Although only 0.57-miles, Send It descends 500 feet to meet back up with Meadow Loop. This is an advanced trail, the upper portion is very rocky and technical and is a high-consequence undertaking. Experienced riders will have no issues, beginners should steer clear of this trail or expect to walk a good portion of it.

The Horse Gulch Trail System is the perfect trail system for all levels and user types. It accommodates beginners or advanced riders, short rides, long rides, and more. You can start this trail any time of day. It gets dark around 7-8 p.m., depending on the time of year, so you’ll want to be done by then. In summer, these trails are mighty hot so bring plenty of water. Remember, the climb up Horse Gulch Road is the hardest part for beginners, once you arrive at the signed intersection at Meadow trail, you are greeted with 360 degree views and wide open space vistas. This intersection also provides a variety of trail options throughout the system.

History of the area: Daryl Crites, a Durango native, then president of Goff Engineering and longtime Trails 2000 board member, kicked off the preservation of the Horse Gulch area. In the early 1990s, he approached Noel Pautsky, the owner of the vast area east of Durango, about preserving its many trails with permanent easements. Pautsky agreed, and Crites went to work surveying all of the trails, including Crites Connect, Telegraph and Send It Descent. Pautsky eventually gifted the easements to La Plata County. That initial partnership laid the groundwork for a series of recent open space purchases in Horse Gulch by the City of Durango. In addition, Trails 2000 facilitated an easement opening legal access to Raider Ridge in 2009. The acquisitions have promised that the trail network and the pristine high desert surrounding it will be preserved for perpetuity and enjoyed by Durangoans and visitors for generations to come.

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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Recent Activity on Trail

Past Week

5 rides
14 miles average

6 Months

70 rides
13 miles avg distance

All

501 rides
Last: Jun 19, 2026

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Send It Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Mar 14, 2026 @ 8:41am (America/Denver) Mar 14, 2026	reporter
	Jan 5, 2026 @ 2:06pm (America/Denver) Jan 5, 2026	reporter Minimal snow, but prevalent mud if not frozen. Go early to avoid trail damage.
	May 8, 2025 @ 12:47pm May 8, 2025
	Apr 7, 2025 @ 11:07am Apr 7, 2025	reporter
	Dec 30, 2024 @ 9:22am Dec 30, 2024	reporter Snow covered, potential melt out and mud depending on conditions through winter. See https://www.durangotrails.org/winter-trails/ for most up to...