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The Collegiate Loop route map
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Colorado

The Collegiate Loop

Buena Vista, Colorado

153.3 mi

Distance

39,865 ft

Elev. Gain

67h 53m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for The Collegiate Loop 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.

The managing agency 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:2,501 ft
Max:3,915 ft
Gain:12,151 ft
Loss:12,151 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,501 ft and 3,915 ft across 153.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,501 ft2,972 ft3,444 ft3,915 ft0.0 mi38.3 mi76.6 mi114.9 mi153.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,828 ft
High point106.7 mi3,915 ft
End153.3 mi2,828 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Twin Lakes, CO · in or next to town
County:
Lake 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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