Explore the most popular Bird Watching trails near Mancos with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you.
Great trail. Lots of wildflowers currently.
Nice trail for a quick hike. Beautiful views!
This trail follows the edge of the reservoir and leads through open meadow, some trees and over a stream. It's realatively flat with small undulations.
We only hiked up about 3 miles and turned around. Lucky for cloud cover or the hike back would have been hot. It was nice for the dogs to swim in the lake afterwards.
incredible views. still a lot of snow pack in early July.
We took a wrong turn and ended up only doing a 2 mile loop. It was a beautiful 2 miles. Lots of flowers, gorgeous views, and we even saw a spotted fawn.
Went yesterday, must park on CR 350 as road into trailhead is covered with snow most of the way. Trail also covered with snow. We stopped and turned around at trailhead as weren’t sure we could follow the trail plus needed snowshoes or yaktrax plus poles to slog up. Give it a few weeks to finish melting!
One of those trails which just keeps getting prettier the further along you go. One large blowdown about 3.25 miles in, but not difficult to get around. Quite a number of stream crossings. 2019 has been a wet year, so expect to have slightly wet feet. Overall conditions are good though for at least the first four miles from the trailhead.
Nice looking trail for off roading but got there in a jeep and trail is blocked off for 50in or less vehicles.
much better mapping and consistent blue diamonds on trails.
Good well marked moderate trail.
Nick B. on Sharkstooth Pass Trail
Beautiful well-marked trail. The last mile to the trailhead is on a very rough road that requires a high-clearance vehicle.
Very nice trail until you reach the saddle between sharks tooth and Centennial then if you want to proceed up sharks tooth it’s pretty rough,tons of jagged loose rock! Overall lovely hike would def check out this trail again!
For a nice, moderate 2 hour hike, away from everything with some amazing views, this is your trail.
Still has some deep snowbanks that make navigating the trail difficult but should melt in a few weeks. Getting to the trailhead requires 4 Wheel Drive but the road is mostly dry. Overall a lovely hike!
Beautiful
Rocky and steep. All down then back up. Nice views
I love this hike. Great views.
Julie H. on Sharkstooth Pass Trail
Fairly easy trail, given that elevation is quite high. In summer, hike early in the day due to lightning in the afternoon. Good wildflowers in July. Quite a few streams, short historic mine trail loops into trail. Great views. Biggest drawback is how far off the main roads it is. Really rough road the last mile or so.
I have been hiking this trail for 20 years. our family uses this trail as a warm up for our trips every year.
Road a little rough up to the trailhead. Steady incline with switchbacks but my wife whose had three back surgeries made it to the top. Great views but go early to avoid thunderstorms. A large cozy wind shelter at the top that is a great spot for a quick lunch.
Awesome hike! And very kid friendly. We took our 6 and 8 year old boys up. They loved it! Pretty gradual up and amazing views. We wanted to keep going but there was a storm moving in. Start early so you can beat the summer storms!
A fall favorite. Great Pine/Aspen views. Can continue down the other side of the pass, and continue on to Kennebec. Road to trailhead needs high clearance, can be done with an Outback
Well marked and not heavily traveled. However, you are charged $7 in Mancos State Park to drive to trailhead. The beginning is open and grassy- with houses on the left. Once you get past this area, it is a nice trail, with several creek crossings.
fun trail!
To access the trail head you must drive 4-5 miles on a moderately difficult 4-wheel drive road. Street vehicles likely cannot make it, and only attempt this road in dry weather. The hike begins at the parking area (room for about twenty vehicles). You first pass a rock fall area and then enter an alpine forest. The trail is basically uphill from the beginning and is a series of switchbacks primarily in the forest. As you approach the pass you will leave the tree line and traverse an alpine tundra region before gaining the pass itself. Be prepared for a lot of wind and brisk temperatures at the pass. The hike up is 3-4 hours at a leisurely pace allowing time for sight seeing, photography and rest stops. The return trip is quicker since it is all down hill.
Fun Cross Country Skiing in the wintertime!
