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Chihuahua Lake Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Colorado

Chihuahua Lake Trail

Dillon, Colorado

7.2 mi

Distance

2,224 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 20m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Chihuahua Lake 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:3,199 ft
Max:3,758 ft
Gain:678 ft
Loss:678 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,199 ft and 3,758 ft across 7.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,199 ft3,385 ft3,572 ft3,758 ft0.0 mi1.8 mi3.6 mi5.4 mi7.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,199 ft
High point3.5 mi3,758 ft
End7.2 mi3,199 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Montezuma, CO · about 2 mi away
County:
Summit 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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