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Rocky Mountain National Park/Colorado

Continental Divide Trail

0.8 mi

Distance

52 ft

Elev. Gain

18m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Continental Divide 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.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,543 ft
Max:2,565 ft
Gain:22 ft
Loss:23 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,543 ft and 2,565 ft across 0.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,543 ft2,550 ft2,558 ft2,565 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi0.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,556 ft
High point0.3 mi2,565 ft
End0.8 mi2,555 ft

Trail Details

  • No bikes

Bike access: OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Grand Lake, CO · about 3 mi away
County:
Grand County, CO
Jurisdiction:
Rocky Mountain National Park · National Park Service

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

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:970-586-1206
  • Address:1000 US Hwy 36 · Estes Park, CO · 80517
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: Aug 17, 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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