Mt. Herman Trails

These trails are in the Monument area in the foothills. To get to the trail head, take Washington St. west in Monument. Cross the railroad tracks and turn left on Mitchell Ave. Go south to Mt. Herman Rd. The trail head is at the corner of Mt. Herman and Nursery Rd. There is a pull through parking area for horse trailers. There are no amenities at the trail head. The trails vary in steepness and difficulty. Most of the main trails are wide and fairly easy but the side trails are steep and rocky, so horses should be shod. You can ride for a long time on these trails. You'll see lots of scrub oak and other foothill vegetation. Water for horses is scarce, but there are a couple of nice ponds–one is at the north side of the area near the big sandstone rock formation.