Spanish Peaks Trail
Running the Gamut of Colorado Habitats
Following the Highway of Legends Scenic Byway for much of its length, and circumnavigating the stunning Spanish Peaks, this trail nearly runs the gamut of Colorado habitats. It includes landscapes as diverse as the rimrock canyons etched into the plains east of Walsenburg, the arid pinyon-juniper woods and riparian cottonwoods of Lathrop State Park, the subalpine firs and spruces on Cordova Pass, the oak-scrub hills of Bosque del Oso, and the vast open waters of Trinidad Lake. With such wildlife highlights as Dusky Grouse and Gray Jay in the mountains, roadrunners and raptors in the canyons, and pronghorns and jackrabbits on the high plains, this trail offers a little bit of every reason you could come to southeast Colorado.
Sites on this Trail
- Walsenburg
- Lathrop State Park
- La Veta
- MacDonald’s Reservoir
- Wahatoya Valley
- Devil’s Stairsteps
- Cucharas Creek Road
- Cordova Pass
- North Lake State Wildlife Area/North Fork Road
- Stonewall area
- Bosque del Oso State Wildlife Area
- Spanish Peaks State Wildlife Area
- Trinidad Lake State Park
- Lake Dorothey State Wildlife Area
- Trinidad
- Welch Ranch
- Rancho Largo
- Apishapa State Wildlife Area
- Tim Williams Ranch