Mosca Pass Trail
Mosca Pass Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back foot trail in Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, Colorado. It climbs 1,333 ft to a high point of 9,718 ft. Difficulty: strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.
- 3.05 mione way
- 6.1 miround trip
- 1,333 ftelevation gain
- 9,718 fthigh point
- Strenuousdifficulty
From the National Park Service
Hike Montville Nature Trail or Mosca Pass Trail
Round Trip Hike: 0.5 mile (1 km) Elevation Gain: 200 feet (60 m) Average Time: 30 minutes Mosca Pass Trail This trail continues past Montville Nature Trail, following a small creek to the summit of a low pass in the Sang
Read the official NPS description
The Park Service lists a shorter hike along this trail: Hike Montville Nature Trail or Mosca Pass Trail, 0.5 mi round trip. The whole mapped trail is 6.1 mi.
Plan this hike
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