The Purgatory Trail is a popular hike along the bubbling Cascade Creek to the confluence with rushing Animas River. At this junction, you reach the train tracks of the famous steam train, that commutes between Durango and Silverton. If you are lucky, it passes you while you are here.

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Elevation 2,340 m

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Location: La Plata County, Colorado, United States

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