TRAILS Symbols Key Easy: Moderate: Difficult: Dogs: Horses: Mountain Bikes: OHV Vehicles: * Loop Trail APPROXIMATE ROUND-TRIP LENGTH TRAIL TRAILHEAD LOCATION DOGS, HORSES, MOUNTAIN BIKES OR OHV WELCOME? DIFFICULTLY INFORMATION Coal Canyon Trail Park at Coal Canyon Trailhead Park at Coal Canyon Trailhead, hike south on Coal Canyon trail until the fork Park at the Colorado River Boat Launch, start hike at Palisade Rim Trailhead Park at the Kokopelli Trailhead 6 mi. Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area; see herds of wild horses, bighorn sheep and petroglyphs Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area; steep climb to sights of gravity-defying rock spires A cliff-side hike with stunning views of petroglyphs and wildflowers Follows the Colorado River through canyons and along bluffs from Loma, CO, to Moab, UT Hoodoo Trail 10 mi. Palisade Rim Trail 13 mi.* Kokopelli Trail 142 mi. INSIDE COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT (CNM) Alcove Nature Trail Canyon Rim Trail Coke Ovens Trail CNM Visitor Center Behind CNM Visitor Center Monument Canyon/ Coke Ovens Trailhead Otto’s Trailhead Devil’s Kitchen Trailhead Monument Canyon Trailhead Lower Serpent’s Trailhead Upper Liberty Cap Trailhead 1 mi. 1 mi. 1 mi. Great intro to area’s flora and fauna; ideal for kids of all ages Dreamy vistas of Wedding Canyon; great for photographers at Lower Monument Canyon See massive rounded rock formations and stunning desertscapes Gently sloping; views of Pipe Organ and Praying Hands and other rock formations Otto’s Trail 1 mi. Devil’s Kitchen Trail Monument-Wedding Canyon Trail Serpents Trail 1.5 mi. at Old Gordon Trail Gradual ascent to scenic rock grotto; ideal for school-age children See rock spires, cliffs and wildlife like bighorn sheep and deer; suggest counter-clockwise route Calf-burning historic trail with 16 switchbacks; called the “Most Crooked Road in the World” 5 mi.* 3.8 mi. Liberty Cap Trail 3–8 mi. at Upper Liberty Cap and Black Ridge Steep and rocky ascent through a juniper-pinyon forest to a large sandstone dome 970.256.4060 | VisitGrandJunction.com | 17
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