Best backpacking loop in Colorado!
San Juan National Forest / Weminuche Wilderness
4 days, 3 nights, ~33 miles
Silverton to Elk Park via Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge RR train
Elk Creek Trail/Colorada Trail from Animas River up to Eldorado Lake/CDT/Hunchback Pass
Hunchback Pass to Vallecito Creek Trail down to Johnson Creek Trail
Johnson Creek Trail up to Columbine Pass
Columbine Pass to Chicago Basin to Needleton
Needlton back to Silverton via train
