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Railroad Bed above Manitou Springs route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back

Railroad Bed above Manitou Springs

Cascade, Colorado

2.1 mi

Distance

873 ft

Elev. Gain

56m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Railroad Bed above Manitou Springs 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.

United States Forest 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:2,044 ft
Max:2,121 ft
Gain:266 ft
Loss:266 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,044 ft and 2,121 ft across 2.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,044 ft2,070 ft2,095 ft2,121 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.0 mi1.6 mi2.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,121 ft
End2.1 mi2,121 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Manitou Springs, CO · in or next to town
County:
El Paso County, CO
Jurisdiction:
Pike National Forest · United States Forest Service

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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