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Needle Creek Trail and Animas River Trail

based on 14 tracks & routes #22 hike out of 110 in
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15.0 mi
Distance
7 hrs 38 min
Time
terrain
3,543 ft
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Overview

This is a difficult one way trail in San Juan National Forest.

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