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Pike National Forest/Colorado

Upper Columbine Trail

0.8 mi

Distance

174 ft

Elev. Gain

21m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Upper Columbine Trail 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:2,234 ft
Max:2,287 ft
Gain:59 ft
Loss:5 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,234 ft and 2,287 ft across 0.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,234 ft2,251 ft2,269 ft2,287 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi0.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,234 ft
End0.8 mi2,287 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.

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Colorado Springs, CO · about 2 mi away
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: 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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