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Highline Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyPoint to Point
Colorado

Highline Trail

0.8 mi

Distance

75 ft

Elev. Gain

17m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Highline Trail is a point-to-point trail in La Plata County, Colorado. It is 0.8 miles long and gains 75 feet. Per Colorado Parks and Wildlife (COTREX), it is open to bikes and horses. The nearest town is Rico, Colorado, about 7 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:3,314 ft
Max:3,341 ft
Gain:28 ft
Loss:17 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,314 ft and 3,341 ft across 0.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,314 ft3,323 ft3,332 ft3,341 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi0.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,314 ft
High point0.4 mi3,341 ft
End0.8 mi3,324 ft

Trail Details

Bike and horse access: Colorado Parks and Wildlife (COTREX), checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Route Type
Point to Point

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Rico, CO · about 7 mi away
County:
La Plata 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: 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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