Basics
- Location:
- Near Trinidad in southeastern Colorado
- Setting:
- Flat to Hilly
- Surface:
- Paved
- Length:
- 82 miles
- Time:
- 2 to 3 hours
- Season:
- Year-round
Description
The route makes a loop between Walsenburg, Trinidad, and Cuchara, passing a number of pretty small towns and historic remnants of the coal mining that once took place here. The beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountains on the horizon watch over this countryside on the border between the prairie and the southwest desert.
Details
Location:
Near Trinidad in southeastern Colorado
Setting:
Flat to Hilly
Surface:
Paved
Length:
82 miles
Time:
2 to 3 hours
Main Roads:
CO-12 E
Season:
Year-round
Camping Info
Monument Lake, Cuchara, Blue Lake, Bear Lake
