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Eagle Nest route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Colorado

Eagle Nest

Silverthorne, Colorado

10.1 mi

Distance

2,621 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 24m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Eagle Nest 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:2,624 ft
Max:3,187 ft
Gain:799 ft
Loss:799 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,624 ft and 3,187 ft across 10.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,624 ft2,812 ft2,999 ft3,187 ft0.0 mi2.5 mi5.0 mi7.6 mi10.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,625 ft
High point3.7 mi3,187 ft
End10.1 mi2,625 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Heeney, 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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