338 official trails lie within 25 miles of Montrose — 955 miles in total, 197 rated easy and 48 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 3,106 ft; the median trail gains 397 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendicant Ridge Trail | 9.7 | 3,106 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Spring Creek Trail | 11.1 | 1,701 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| Red Rocks-Nighthorse Trail | 11.8 | 936 ft | Expert | 12 mi |
| Dyer Creek Trail | 7.1 | 2,269 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Horseshoe Basin Trail | 8.7 | 1,375 ft | Expert | 19 mi |
| Sidewinder Trail | 17.9 | 1,036 ft | Expert | 20 mi |
| Roubideau Trail | 9.4 | 857 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| Exhilaration Road | 8.3 | 1,809 ft | Expert | 16 mi |
| Red Canyon Trail | 6.9 | 1,735 ft | Expert | 24 mi |
| Transfer Road | 8.7 | 1,714 ft | Expert | 17 mi |
| Fingers Trail | 11.3 | 975 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| Potter Creek Trail | 8.7 | 1,645 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Traver Trail | 9.3 | 1,082 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Winter Mesa Trail | 7.0 | 1,699 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Clear Creek Trail | 9.1 | 1,138 ft | Hard | 17 mi |
| Roatcap Gulch Road | 8.3 | 1,217 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| Sandy Wash Road | 7.0 | 1,527 ft | Hard | 14 mi |
| West Dyer Trail | 4.3 | 2,008 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Divide Road | 14.4 | 825 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| East Bull Trail | 5.6 | 1,650 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Lower Spring Creek Trail | 6.2 | 1,325 ft | Hard | 7 mi |
| Old Transfer Trail | 6.9 | 1,082 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| Mointor Bench Trail | 5.6 | 1,335 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Parallel Trail | 8.9 | 858 ft | Hard | 17 mi |
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