Gravel Routes in Durango, Colorado

Durango, Colorado

73 mi gravel Mancos Canyon Road Gravel route from US-491 to Co Rd 213, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado "One-way route, requires a significant shuttle. Mancos Canyon is a great gravel road. The climb out is steep. The road up on the mesa is not quite as good, including some very silty sections that might as well have been sand. After you cross over Cherry Creek, the road is paved to Marvel (few miles) then back to good gravel until you get into the hills, at which point you get a mix of great dirt, a few short sand stretches, and brief chunky downhills. A few brief downhills require getting heavy on the brakes. The last stretch as you round the southern tip of Black Ridge is initially VERY steep, then back to good gravel. End on a fast downhill on very good gravel Rancho Durango Rd. From Mancos Canyon to the east edge of Red Mesa, most roads are well marked but even when not the route is pretty obvious (just always follow the largest road at an intersection). After leaving Red Mesa and entering the hills (Black Ridge area), road signs are almost non-existent and branch/spur roads can seem just as big as the main road. I would have a good mapping app (OnX, Google Maps) downloaded prior to the ride because you may not have service in some areas. My rig: Canyon Endurace CF SLX 9.0 (geometry same as Grail but marketed as "endurance road"). Stock except Hunt Gravel 30 rims shod with Panaracer GravelKing SK+ 38 mm front (25 psi) and 35 mm back (30 psi). For much of the ride I was wishing I had gone with more like 35 psi in the back."
5 mi gravel Co Rd 208 Gravel route from Co Rd 207 to Co Rd 208, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
7 mi gravel Co Rd 301 to Juniper Rd Gravel route from Co Rd 301 to US-550, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
2 mi gravel Co Rd 224 to Long Hollow Cir Gravel route from Meadow Rd E to Fantango Rd, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
58 mi dirt Durango to Navajo Dirt route from Rd 4000 to Main Ave, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado "Mostly dirt some pavement"
7 mi gravel Co Rd 510 to Missouri Center Rd Gravel route from Cassidy Dr to Missouri Center Rd, Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado
14 mi dirt Forest Rd 580 Dirt route from Forest Rd 580 to Unnamed Road, Durango, San Juan County, Colorado
11 mi gravel Forest Rd 579 Gravel route on Forest Rd 579, Durango, San Juan County, Colorado
73 mi singletrack Molas to Durango Singletrack route from US-550 to Co Rd 204, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado 1
8 mi gravel Elbert Creek Rd to Elbert Creek Gravel route on Elbert Creek Rd, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
22 mi gravel Hermosa Park Rd to Co Rd 578 Gravel route from Forest Rd 578 to Co Rd 578, Durango, Dolores County, Colorado
4 mi gravel Co Rd 7/Forest Rd 585 Gravel route from Forest Rd 585 to Forest Rd 585, Durango, San Juan County, Colorado
3 mi gravel Hermosa Park Rd Gravel route from Powder Ridge Dr to Forest Rd 578, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
11 mi gravel Lime Creek Rd Gravel route on Forest Rd 591, Durango, San Juan County, Colorado
23 mi gravel Co Rd 243 to Forest Rd 597D Gravel route from Co Rd 243 to Forest Rd 597D, Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado
4 mi gravel Co Rd 125 Gravel route from Co Rd 125 to Co Rd 125, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
8 mi gravel Co Rd 502 Gravel route from Co Rd 502 to Co Rd 228, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
5 mi gravel Co Rd 245 Gravel route from Co Rd 245 to Co Rd 501, Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado
2 mi gravel Co Rd 225 Gravel route on Co Rd 225, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
20 mi gravel Co Rd 204 Gravel route from Co Rd 204 to County Rd 204, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
9 mi gravel Co Rd 124 Gravel route from Co Rd 124 to Co Rd 124, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
29 mi gravel Missionary Ridge Rd to Forest Rd 682 Gravel route from Co Rd 250 to Forest Rd 682, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado 1
12 mi gravel Sortais Rd to Silver Mesa Driveway Gravel route from Sortais Rd to Silver Mesa Driveway, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado