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Recommended Routes in Eastern Plains - 3

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Favorite A desert oasis
Intermediate

Picture Canyon Loop

11.7 mi 18.8 km 520' Up 158.5 m Up 518' Down 158.01 m Down

Springf…, CO
Favorite Prairie rattlesnake. This one is too young for a rattle but it still shock its tail a lot. Use care..
Easy

Picture Canyon to Carrizo Canyon Gravel Route

21.1 mi 34.0 km 838' Up 255.47 m Up 545' Down 166.1 m Down

Springf…, CO
Favorite Big horn sheep in Cottonwood Canyon.
Easy

Cottonwood Canyon Loop

22.1 mi 35.6 km 748' Up 228.04 m Up 750' Down 228.62 m Down

Springf…, CO

Eastern Plains Biking

  • 101 Miles 162 Kilometers of Trail
  • 3 Recommended Routes
  • 11 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 10 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 0 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Trails in Eastern Plains - 18

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6.1 mi 9.8 km #1Homestead Trail 1883
Intermediate
Springfield, CO
Intermediate
Springfield, CO
2.7 mi 4.3 km #2USFS 2361.E
Easy
Springfield, CO
Easy
Springfield, CO
8.9 mi 14.3 km #3Picket Wire Canyonlands Trail
Easy/Intermediate
La Junta, CO
Easy/Intermediate
La Junta, CO
2.1 mi 3.3 km #4USFS Picture Canyon 2361
Easy/Intermediate
Springfield, CO
Easy/Intermediate
Springfield, CO
4.3 mi 6.9 km #5Arch Rock Trail 1881
Easy/Intermediate
Springfield, CO
Easy/Intermediate
Springfield, CO
1.5 mi 2.4 km #6Twin Springs Route
Easy/Intermediate
Springfield, CO
Easy/Intermediate
Springfield, CO
5.0 mi 8.0 km #7Outlaw Trail #1885
Easy/Intermediate
Springfield, CO
Easy/Intermediate
Springfield, CO
0.6 mi 1.0 km #8Homestead Access
Easy/Intermediate
Springfield, CO
Easy/Intermediate
Springfield, CO
1.6 mi 2.6 km #9USFS Quarry Road
Easy
Springfield, CO
Easy
Springfield, CO
2.0 mi 3.3 km #10North Pond Trail 2361.W
Easy
Springfield, CO
Easy
Springfield, CO

Photos of Eastern Plains - 80

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Dinosaur tracks along Purgatory River
Jun 8, 2018 near La Junta, CO
Big horn sheep in Cottonwood Canyon.
Oct 16, 2020 near Springf…, CO
View of Simpson's Rest, Trinidad, and Fisher's Peak
Sep 16, 2021 near Trinidad, CO
There is some pretty good exposure -- watch that wheel
Sep 16, 2021 near Trinidad, CO
Optional rock line overlooking the iconic Trinidad sign and Fishers Peak.
May 18, 2022 near Trinidad, CO
Hitting the larger of two drops that lead into the slickrock section of Poison Canyon.
Oct 30, 2022 near Trinidad, CO
Upper Lone Cub offers a few steep switchbacks and rock sections to test you but it mostly easy going climbing
Oct 30, 2022 near Trinidad, CO
Final berm at the end of the park style bottom portion of the trail.
Nov 1, 2022 near Trinidad, CO