Molas Pass Trails

Located approximately 5 miles south of Silverton, CO along U.S. Highway 550 are several trails near Molas Pass which are accessible off of the highway. Each of the trails provide access to a lake.

Trail Name Difficulty Distance (1-way) Elev. Gain
1. Molas to Animas River Moderate 3.4 mi / 5.8 km 1,690 ft
2. Little Molas Moderate 1.0 mi / 1.6 km 100 ft
3. Andrews Lake Easy 0.6 mi / 0.9 km 60 ft
4. Crater Lake Moderate 5.1 mi / 8.2 km 1,990 ft


Molas Trails
Molas Trails Map (PDF 806 KB)
Andrews Lake
Andrews Lake.
Little Molas Lake
Little Molas Lake.
Little Molas Lake Day Use Rules
Little Molas Lake Day Use Rules.

Photos by EMKotyk