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Animas River Trail
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4.5
504 reviews
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margie502
18 contributions
Beautiful Trail
Oct 2023 • Family
This is a wonderful trail! We rode our bikes from the south end to downtown and back. Park staff was cleaning and doing maintenance and they do a great job. We'll be back!
Written 31 October 2023
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Nashville_brent_65
Franklin, TN308 contributions
Miles of beauty
Oct 2023 • Friends
What a great feature of Durango!
This walk extends for miles along the river. There are several park areas, a library and a few restaurants you can take a break at. There are benches where you can sit and take in the view.
Written 28 October 2023
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David L
5 contributions
Beautiful and Refreshing
Jul 2023
In the mornign we rafted the river and in the evening we road E-bikes along the trail to see where we had been and get a better idea of how the city and the river relate. It was beautiful in both its natural beauty and the man-made parks and trail along the banks of the river. We even came across a few deer!
Written 30 July 2023
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EDW
Warrington, England514 contributions
We really enjoyed this
Jun 2022
We walked for miles along the Animas River Trail and then returned later in the day to watch the train coming back from Silverton. The trail is well paved, easy to do and has very attractive views of the river.
Written 2 December 2022
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Siandra W
Coffs Harbour, Australia507 contributions
A very pleasant walk
Sep 2022
We parked a few blocks north of the town centre where we didn't have to worry about parking meters and took a very pleasant stroll into Durango.
Written 13 November 2022
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Lance W
Lombard, IL204 contributions
Magnetic
Oct 2022
When we stayed in Durango, the day didn't go by that I didn't walk some ways along the Animas River. The trail is excellent; easy to walk and unobstrusive. One evening we watched five deer fording the river.
Written 13 October 2022
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KG_TXtraveler
Houston, TX551 contributions
Great trail for pushing a stroller
Sep 2022 • Family
We walked along this paved trail twice during our visit. It is great for strollers and young children to watch the river. There are multiple picnic locations and broader park spots for children to play along the way. All visitors to Durango do a lot of walking and this is a good way to accommodate young children at the same time. It is a very popular trail and extends far north of Downtown. It is free - the hardest part is finding a parking spot.
Written 22 September 2022
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Gayleval
Albuquerque, NM12 contributions
Great for walking or biking
Aug 2022
The tail through Durango along the Animas River is a must if you are in the area. Plenty of interesting historical markers along the way, and you can watch the rafters as they progress through town and the rapids south of town. We like to bike it so we can go the full length in 2-3 hours out and back.
Written 5 August 2022
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Michelle O
Prescott Valley, AZ204 contributions
Outstanding River Walk
Jul 2022
We used this path several times during our one week stay. It parallels Main St & can be easily accessed from the downtown area. Much of the path has river views. The path also has oversized public art.
We were impressed with the areas cleanliness. We loved the artistic foot bridges that traverse the river.
A portion of this walk is by a Botanical Garden. Most of the plants were blooming. The flowers were gorgeous. Best of all, they were labeled so I could learn their names.
Written 18 July 2022
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StangChik72
Dallas, TX128 contributions
Beautiful...
Jun 2022
Very nice walking trail to get some exercise, fresh air and people watch. Very active place with walkers, joggers, cyclist and kayakers. Cool place.
Written 29 June 2022
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