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Mosca Pass
Get to the top of Mosca Pass, an old toll road used by Native Americans, via a singletrack hiking trail or an old gravel road.
Plan Around Mosca Pass
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Mosca Pass Details
Mosca Pass sits at 9,737 feet; you can get to the top by hiking a gravel road (not open to vehicles) that approaches from the east, or the singletrack Mosca Pass Trail, which approaches from the west. The pass is a moderate day-hike destinaton for those looking to get off the dunes for a bit. The old road up the pass began as a trail used by Native Americans, and at one point was a toll road for those looking to get up and over the mountains. The toll was 50 cents per head of stock, $1 for a horse and rider, and $2 for those with a wagon.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Mosca Pass
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2.8 mi away
Wellington Ditch Trail
A short trail that connects the Montville Nature Trail to the Pinon Flats Campground.
2.9 mi away
Sand Ramp Trail
A long, lightly used path that takes hikers around the foot of the dunes and towards the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
2.9 mi away
Sand Ramp Trailhead
The Sand Ramp Trailhead is unmarked but located next to a small parking lot in loop B of the Pinon Flats Campground.
2.9 mi away
Dunes Overlook
Take a trail off Medano Pass Road for great views of the dune field.
2.9 mi away
Buck Creek
A backcountry campsite located a half-mile from Pinon Flats Campground.
