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Where: Mesa Verde National Park, CO

Country: US

Length: 0.5 Miles

Difficulty: Strenuous

Crowds: Empty


Nearest Town: Durango

Miles from Town: 119 Miles

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Description

For more information on the Farming Terraces, see GORP's Mesa Verde feature.

Directions

The park entrance is midway between Cortez and Mancos off U.S. 160. Trail can be reached from a small parking turnout on the narrow road to Cedar Tree Tower ruin.

Highlights

The trail winds through junipers, and descends 200 feet into gambel oaks surrounding stone-walled farming terraces built by the Anasazi around 1000-1200 A.D.


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