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Bolam Pass via East Fork Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Colorado

Bolam Pass via East Fork Trail

Telluride, Colorado

12.7 mi

Distance

2,598 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 12m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Bolam Pass via East Fork Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:3,052 ft
Max:3,430 ft
Gain:792 ft
Loss:792 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,052 ft and 3,430 ft across 12.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,052 ft3,178 ft3,304 ft3,430 ft0.0 mi3.2 mi6.4 mi9.6 mi12.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,095 ft
High point6.2 mi3,430 ft
End12.7 mi3,095 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Ophir, CO · about 7 mi away
County:
Dolores County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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