506 official trails lie within 25 miles of Grand Junction — 1,420 miles in total, 326 rated easy and 52 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 3,718 ft; the median trail gains 320 ft.
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| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palisade Plunge Trail | 12.5 | 3,351 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Kannah Creek Trail | 7.9 | 3,718 ft | Expert | 20 mi |
| Big Dominguez Trail | 12.0 | 2,280 ft | Expert | 24 mi |
| Gunnison Pack Trail | 10.1 | 2,264 ft | Expert | 25 mi |
| BLM Route 222 | 12.0 | 1,559 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Tabeguache Trail | 16.8 | 2,613 ft | Expert | 10 mi |
| Edge Loop | 9.3 | 2,060 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Coal Creek Trail | 8.8 | 1,627 ft | Expert | 19 mi |
| BLM Route 013 | 11.8 | 1,810 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| BLM Route 045 | 8.7 | 1,903 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Spring Camp Trail | 6.9 | 2,206 ft | Expert | 24 mi |
| Coal Creek Basin Trail | 4.3 | 2,942 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| County Road V 2/10 | 15.9 | 1,255 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| BLM Route 300 | 9.5 | 1,690 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| BLM Route 282 | 7.1 | 1,843 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| Windmill Trail | 7.5 | 1,675 ft | Hard | 10 mi |
| County Road V 8/10 | 7.9 | 1,679 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| BLM Route 636 | 6.9 | 1,717 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Sarlacc Trail | 9.3 | 1,196 ft | Expert | 20 mi |
| Divide Road | 30.8 | 1,636 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| Liberty Cap Trail | 6.3 | 1,775 ft | Hard | 9 mi |
| BLM Route 039 | 7.7 | 1,434 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Whitewater Basin Trail | 3.7 | 2,174 ft | Hard | 19 mi |
| BLM Route 280 | 6.3 | 1,530 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
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