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Red Elephant

2.8 mi

Distance

138 ft

Elev. Gain

1h

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Red Elephant 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:2,720 ft
Max:2,912 ft
Gain:51 ft
Loss:235 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,720 ft and 2,912 ft across 2.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,720 ft2,784 ft2,848 ft2,912 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.4 mi2.1 mi2.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,904 ft
High point0.1 mi2,912 ft
End2.8 mi2,720 ft

Trail Details

Surface
Dirt

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Rifle, CO · about 16 mi away
County:
Garfield 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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