Alamosa County Colorado Hiking Trails
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Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
The Sand Ramp Trail skirts the east and north sides of the dunefield for
11 miles, starting at Piñon Flats campground and ending at Sand Creek Camp,
on the north side of the dunes. En route, there are 6 designated
back-country campsites.
An alternative starting point is Point of No Return, about one mile north
of the campground on the Medano Primitive Road.
The Sand Ramp Trail was recently renamed from two trail segments called
the Little Medano Trail and the Sand Creek Trail.
Directions:
Great Sand Dunes National Monument is located 35 miles northeast of
Alamosa, Colorado, reached by US Highway 160 and Colorado Highway 150 from
the south. or from Colorado Highway 17 and County Six Mile Lane from the
west.
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