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San Luis Pass is located in a ditch between two steep climbs along the Colorado Trail. San Luis Peak is not visible from here.

Spring Creek Pass is the access point for hikers of the Colorado Trail/Continental Divide Trail to get into Lake City - unique hiker town. The hitch might not be too easy, but it is worth the wait. The trailhead has plenty of parking and a pit toilet.

Here you will encounter a confluence of different singletrack trails and gravel roads. About a mile up the gravel road to the north is Carson, an old, well-preserved ghost town. Section 22 of the Colorado Trail runs east, and section 23 heads south. The Continental Divide Trail follows the same route as the CT.

San Luis Peak towers over the pass. The trail to the east heads along the CDT / section 20 of the Colorado Trail, and the trail west starts section 21 of the CT to Spring Creek Pass. You can also run south along the Willow Creek Trail, which becomes Willow Creek Road as you descend into Creede.

Newt Jack is a popular trail for accessing the other trails in this part of San Juan National Forest. The path itself is really rocky, so it's a pretty bumpy ride both directions. That being said, you can do it on a gravel bike with good biking skills. There are a few different trails and forest roads that connect to this one as you pass through forests and meadows of Pagosa Springs.

Here you will encounter a confluence of different singletrack trails and gravel roads. About a mile up the gravel road to the north is Carson, an old well-preserved ghost town. Section 22 of the Colorado Trail runs east, and section 23 heads south. The Continental Divide Trail follows the same route as the CT.

This high mesa sits above treeline and is completely open with sweeping views of Baldy Cinco and Uncompahgre in the distance. The trail is almost completely flat nontechnical packed dirt singletrack once you ascend the mesa. Willow Creek Pond is a great scenic turn-around point at the eastern end of this segment.

There is a camping area with a picnic table and restrooms at the trailhead. The pass sits at over 10,800 feet and provides access to both the Colorado Trail and Continental Divide Trail, which overlap either side of the pass. The easterly direction takes you along section 21 of the CT, and the westerly trail takes you on section 22.