Upper Calico Trail #208

Located within the Dolores Ranger District of San Juan National Forest, the 5.5 mile Upper Calico Trail is rated moderate/difficult and has a starting elevation of 10,150'  and an ending elevation of 10,400' (junction with Falls Creek Trail #640).

ATVs are NOT permitted due to the narrow width of trail.

Part of the National Recreation Trail (NRT), Upper Calico Trail is a single-track trail which makes it's way over and around several peaks, and along fairly long stretches of narrow ridgelines. The Upper Calico NRT terminates at the junction with Fall Creek Trai and the lower portion of the Calico Trail.

From this junction you can loop back to the Calico Trailhead via the Falls Creek and Winter Trails, or continue on to the Priest Gulch Trailhead via the Lower Calico Trail.

To reach the Upper Calico Trail from Dolores Colorado, travel 43 miles east along Highway 145 and take the West Fork Road (FDR 535) turnoff, which is almost directly across from the Cayton Campground turnoff and approximately 6 miles north of Rico. Turn south onto Eagle Creek Road (FDR 471). The trailhead is about 1 mile down the road.

Dolores County Colorado

Montezuma County Colorado