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Uncompahgre River Walk Loop route map
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Uncompahgre National Forest/Colorado

Uncompahgre River Walk Loop

Ouray, Colorado

1.9 mi

Distance

423 ft

Elev. Gain

40m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Uncompahgre River Walk 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.

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:2,317 ft
Max:2,353 ft
Gain:129 ft
Loss:129 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,317 ft and 2,353 ft across 1.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,317 ft2,329 ft2,341 ft2,353 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.0 mi1.4 mi1.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,327 ft
High point1.0 mi2,353 ft
End1.9 mi2,327 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Ouray, CO · in or next to town
County:
Ouray County, CO
Jurisdiction:
Uncompahgre 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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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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