Colorado trails · La Garita Stock Driveway Trail
La Garita Stock Driveway Trail
A 41.4-mile point-to-point in Colorado, with 4,544 ft of climbing, topping out at 12,972 ft. Reaches Mesa Mountain and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by USFS Divide Ranger District.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 13.8. It gives back about 5,962 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mesa Mountain (summit)
- Halfmoon Pass (pass)
- Laguna Hilda (lake)
Getting there
La Garita Stock Driveway Trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 31 min drive (47 mi, 13 of them unpaved) from Alamosa. 37.83829, -106.37639 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:46 a.m., the sun rises at 7:12 a.m. and sets at 6:29 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:56 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 41.4-mile route works out to roughly 17 h 37 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- La Garita Creek Cut-Off Trail + La Garita Creek Trail + La Garita Stock Driveway Trail — 10.0 mi loop, 2,104 ft gain
- Wannamaker Trail + La Garita Stock Driveway Trail + Whale Creek Trail — 14.2 mi loop, 2,764 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Dry Creek Trail — 28.1 mi