Double Eagle Loop

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1.6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
XC Skill level:
Elevation: 9259 - 9308 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Adams Ranch Road
Fee: none
Attractions: groomed trail

The Double Eagle Loop is part of the Mountain Village Nordic & Snowshoe Trails near Telluride, Colorado. The trail begins near the intersection of Mountain Village Blvd. and Russell Drive where it follows a groomed route down the 14th and 15th fareways until it reaches the Galloping Goose Ski Run and comes to an end.

Boulevard

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 3 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
XC Skill level:
Elevation: 9256 - 946 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hr. 30 mins.
Trailhead: Adams Ranch Rd.
Fee: none
Attractions: groomed trail

The Boulevard trail is located in Mountain Village near Telluride, Colorado. During the winter months when the snow is deep enough the trail is groomed with a skate lane and a set of classic tracks and becomes part of the Mountain Village Nordic and Snowshoe Trails. Beginning near Highway 145 the trail travels beside Mountain Village Blvd. for 1.5 miles to where the Galloping Goose Ski Run passes under the boulevard and the groomed portion of the trail comes to an end.

Vanadium

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 3.8 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
XC Skill level:
Elevation: 7657 - 7765 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 2 hrs. 30 mins.
Trailhead: Silver Pick or pullout
Fee: none
Attractions: scenic ungroomed trail

The Vanadium Nordic trail is the ungroomed section of the River trail near Telluride, Colorado that stretches for a couple of miles between a pullout on Highway 145 and the Silver Pick Road. The trail follows the old railroad grade along the San Miguel River. Right before reaching the Silver Pick Road the trail passes the site of on old vanadium mill for which we are calling this section of the River trail to differentiate it from the groomed portion of the trail.

Wilson Loop

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1.1 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
XC Skill level:
Elevation: 9147 - 9287 feet
Cellphone: 3-5 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Adams Ranch Rd.
Fee: none
Attractions: groomed trail

The Wilson Loop is located in the Mountain Village Nordic and Snowshoe Trails system in Mountain Village, Colorado just west of Telluride. Wilson Loop consists of a very easy upper loop that connects to a still relatively easy lower loop via a moderately steep section of trail. The well groomed trail is laid out in an area of the Tellurides Ski & Golf Company's golf course.

Skunk Trails

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 2.8 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
XC Skill level:
Elevation: 9130 - 9300 feet
Cellphone: 3-5 bars
Time: 1 hr. 30 mins.
Trailhead: Adams Ranch Rd.
Fee: none
Attractions: groomed trails

The Skunk Trails are part of the Mountain Village Nordic and Snowshoe Trails that are located  in Mountain Village near Telluride, Colorado. Groomed for both classic and skate style cross country skiing the trails are comprised of a number of interconnected loops that travel around the course of the Telluride Golf Club on both sides of Skunk Creek.