Trail Info

Rating: 3-4
Altitude: 8200 ~ 9900
Nearest Towns: Westcliffe
County: Saguache/Huefano

Follow up:

Ever been to the Great Sand Dunes National Monument near Alamosa in southern Colorado? Medano Pass goes between highways 69 and 160 by way of a scenic off-road trail that passes through the Sand Dunes. The pass will take about three hours to cross. If you're a tent camper it's a nice place to get away from it all. Your stock vehicle will make the scenic trip easily during low water. The melting snow in late spring and early summer usually requires a lifted vehicle as you'll do high-water creek crossing several times. I've watched a stock height full-size Bronco push water with the windshield; it can get deep!

GPS Exchange -
http://alpinetribe.com/b2evolution/htsrv/getfile.php?root=collection_6&path=medano_pass_colorado.gpx

Google Earth -
http://alpinetribe.com/b2evolution/media/blogs/trail/medano_pass_track_colorado.kmz