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Animas River

Animas River

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Animas River

Name: Animas River
Rating: 2

Recommended by 3 hikers

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San Juan National Forest

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Location: San Juan County, Colorado, United States

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Best Hikes to Animas River

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1. Animas River & Molas Lake — Silverton

13.0km

04:13

590m

Wilderness descent through wildflower meadows to meet historic trains at the Animas River.

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2. Vestal Basin via Colorado & Elk Creek Trail — Silverton

31.3km

10:43

1,620m

Colorado Trail descent through 30+ switchbacks to remote Vestal Basin beneath towering shark-fin peaks.

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Caro "Bandit"

June 25, 2020

The Animas River is a roaring and popular whitewater river. It is 126 miles long and a tributary of the San Juan River. In this part of the San Juan Mountains, it flows along the Colorado Trail and the Durango-Silverton Steam train line.

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Elevation 2,740 m

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Location: San Juan County, Colorado, United States

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1. Animas River & Molas Lake — Silverton

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