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Grand Junction Region Day Hiking Trails Index
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Day Hiking Trails List
| Trail Name / Links to Descriptions | 1-Way (mi) | Rise (ft) | Difficulty |
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| Aqueduct Trail #753. USFS webpage. | 2.5 | Moderate | |
| Bangs Canyon Special Recreation Management Area trail system. (Bureau of Land Management.) BLM webpage. BLM brochure/maps. BLM Lunch Loop trail system map. | |||
| Battlement Trail #527. USFS webpage. | 17.86 | +1,880 | |
| Beaver Ponds Trail #516. USFS webpage. | 3.25 | +500 | |
| Blue Grouse Trail #722. USFS webpage. | 4.9 | +600 | |
| Blue Lake Trail #707.1A. USFS webpage. | 0.9 + approach | +200 | |
| Boundary Cutoff Trail #526. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 2.0 | +700 | |
| Boundary Trail #525. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 7.24 | ||
| Brush Creek Trail #529. USFS webpage. | 3.75 | +1,720 | Moderate |
| Buck Mesa Trail #804. USFS webpage. USFS brochure. | 4.5 | +1,800 | |
| Burn Trail #522. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 4.22 | ||
| Buzzard Park Trail #519. USFS webpage. | 5.06 | +960 | |
| Buzzard Trail #536. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 2.47 | +400 | |
| Carson Lake Trail #728. USFS webpage. | 1.0 | +400 | |
| Cedar Mesa Trail #718. USFS webpage. | 3.15 | ||
| Clear Fork Trail #810. USFS webpage. USFS brochure. | 9.0 | +2,200 | |
| Coal Creek Basin Trail #703. USFS webpage. | 4.67 | +2,700 | |
| Coal Creek Trail #702. USFS webpage. | 9.0 | +1,800 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| Colorado National Monument trail system. (National Park Service.) NPS brochure/map. NPS short trails webpage. NPS backcountry trails webpage. | |||
| Cottonwood Trail #712. USFS webpage. | 1.8 + approach | +700 | |
| Crag Crest Loop Trail #711.1A. USFS webpage. (Not a loop but forms a 10-mile one with Crag Crest Trail #711.) | 3.5 + approach | +300 | |
| Crag Crest Trail #711. USFS webpage. | 6.64 | ||
| Crater Lake Trail #800. USFS webpage. USFS brochure. | 2.5 | +225 | |
| Crum Reservoir Trail #511. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 3.42 | -1,500 | |
| Deep Creek Cutoff Trail #709.1. USFS webpage. | 0.66 | +200 | |
| Divide Trail #523. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 1.0 | ||
| Drift Creek Trail #815. USFS webpage. USFS brochure. | 3.2 | +1,800 | |
| Drop Off Trail #726. USFS webpage. | 2.31 | -700 | |
| East Brush Creek Trail #504. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 5.22 | ||
| East Leon Trail #730. USFS webpage. | 2.4 | +877 | |
| Elk Park Trail #720. USFS webpage. Connects with trail below. | 2.29 + approach | +1,000 | |
| Elk Park Trail #800A. USFS webpage. USFS brochure. Connects with trail above. | 2.5 + approach | +900 | |
| Ella Trail #732. USFS webpage. | 2.2 | +400 | |
| Eureka Trail #734. USFS webpage. | 3.6 | +140 | |
| Farmers Trail #727. USFS webpage. | 1.4 + approach | +1,200 | Moderate |
| Gooseberry Trail #814. USFS webpage. USFS brochure. | 8.3 + approach | +2,500 | |
| Grand Junction Parks and Recreation Department trail system. GJP&R brochure. | |||
| Green Mountain Trail #719. USFS webpage. | 15.51 | +1,200 | |
| Greenwood Trail #721. USFS webpage. | 2.4 | ||
| High Trail #515. USFS webpage. | 8.57 | +62 | |
| Highline Lake State Park Trail System. (Colorado Parks & Wildlife.) CP&W trails webpage. CP&W park brochure/map. | |||
| Hightower Trail #524. USFS webpage. | 3.02 | +500 | |
| Indian Point Cutoff Trail #708. USFS webpage. | 2.1 + approach | +500 | |
| Indian Point Trail #715. USFS webpage. | 9.0 | -2,800 | |
| James M. Robb -- Colorado River State Park trail system. (Colorado Parks & Wildlife.) CP&W trails webpage. CP&W overview map of all sections. CP&W Connected Lakes Section trail map. CP&W Corn Lake Section trail map. CP&W Fruita Section trail map. CP&W Island Acres Section trail map. | |||
| Jones Creek Trail #812. USFS webpage. | 7.7 + approach | +1,200 | |
| Kannah Creek Trail #706. USFS webpage. | 8.75 | +3,800 | |
| Kimball Creek Trail #532. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 2.08 | +2,200 | |
| Kokopelli's Trail. (Bureau of Land Management.) Loma, CO, to Moab, UT. Very popular with mountain bikers. BLM webpage. BLM brochure/map. See description on map Fruita / Grand Junction Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map (Latitude 40 Degrees). | 140 | ||
| Lake of the Woods Trail #506. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 5.22 | ||
| Land O' Lakes Trail #713. USFS webpage. | 0.5 | ||
| Last Chance Trail #731. USFS webpage. | 1.4 | +600 | |
| Little Book Cliffs Wilderness Study Area trail system. (Bureau of Land Management.) BLM webpage. BLM wild horse range brochure/map. BLM Coal Canyon trails webpage. | |||
| Lost Lake Trail #502. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. USFS map/brochure. | 1.5 | Moderate | |
| McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyon Wilderness trail system. (Bureau of Land Management.) BLM McInnis webpage. BLM Black Ridge webpage. BLM trails webpage. BLM brochure/map. BLM Rabbit Valley webpage. | |||
| Mesa Lake Trail System. USFS trails map. | |||
| Monument Trail #518. USFS webpage. | 13.31 | +600 | |
| North Fruita Desert Special Recreation Management Area trail system. (Bureau of Land Management.) BLM webpage. BLM brochure/map. BLM trails webpage. | |||
| Owens Loop Trail #539. USFS webpage. | 3.57 | +200 | |
| Point Camp Trail #725. USFS webpage. | 3.3 | +300 | |
| Porter Cutoff Trail #535. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 1.92 | +400 | |
| Porter Mountain Trail #534. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 3.23 | +1,500 | |
| Power Line Trail #520. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 4.15 | ||
| Raggeds Trail #820. USFS webpage. USFS brochure. | 14.4 | -2,000 | |
| Reynolds Trail #733. USFS webpage. | 1.9 + approach | +500 | |
| Salt Creek Trail #514. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 6.75 | ||
| Silver Spruce Trail #517. USFS webpage. | 10.4 | +500 | |
| Spring Camp Trail #707. USFS webpage. | 7.72 | +2,100 | |
| Switchback Trail #705. USFS webpage. | 0.91 + approach | +1,000 | |
| Terror Trail #802. USFS webpage. USFS brochure. | 5.5 | +1,600 | |
| Thousand Acre Flat Trail #806. USFS webpage. USFS brochure. | 5.3 | +1,200 | |
| Two Peak Trail #521. USFS webpage. | 4.3 | ||
| Vega State Park Trail System. (Colorado Parks & Wildlife.) CP&W trails webpage. CP&W park brochure/map. | |||
| Ward Lake Trail System. USFS trails map. | |||
| West Bench Trail #501. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 5.5 | ||
| West Salt Creek Trail #513. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 0.87 + approach | ||
| Whitewater Basin Trail #700. USFS webpage. | 3.75 | -2,200 |