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Where: Mesa Verde National Park, CO

Country: US

Length: 1.5 Miles

Difficulty: Strenuous

Crowds: Empty


Nearest Town: Durango

Miles from Town: 119 Miles

Elevation Gain: 200

Beginning Elevation: 8100 Feet

End/Highest Elevation:


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Trail Description

The Knife Edge Trail is a 2 mile roundtrip walk along the north rim of Mesa Verde National Park. The North Rim of the Mesa Verde is visible to the west and the Knife Edge Formation to the south. The trail follows and abandoned road.

Directions: From Morefield Campground, Knife Edge trailhead is on the Morefield Campground road in the northwest corner

Overlook of the Montezuma valley

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Description

For more information on the Knife Edge Trail, see GORP's Mesa Verde feature.

Directions

Beginning at a pullout near the Morefield Amphitheater.

Highlights

Flat trail follows the old Knife Edge road bed to a picnic site at the Montezuma Valley Overlook.



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