Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Rifle, Colorado
Rifle, Colorado
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
Four Pass Loop
27.1 mi 43.6 km • 7,265' Up 2214.42 m Up • 7,266' Down 2214.53 m Down
Mount Elbert
8.9 mi 14.4 km • 4,410' Up 1344.26 m Up • 4,410' Down 1344.07 m Down
Hanging Lake
2.6 mi 4.2 km • 1,037' Up 316.17 m Up • 1,037' Down 316.22 m Down
Huron Peak
6.4 mi 10.2 km • 3,301' Up 1006.19 m Up • 3,301' Down 1006.03 m Down
Mount of the Holy Cross
11.1 mi 17.9 km • 5,289' Up 1612.02 m Up • 5,289' Down 1611.95 m Down
Rattlesnake Arches and Pollock Bench
16.4 mi 26.4 km • 2,587' Up 788.61 m Up • 2,588' Down 788.68 m Down
Monument Canyon and Wedding Canyon
7.2 mi 11.5 km • 961' Up 292.84 m Up • 960' Down 292.75 m Down
Palisade Rim Trail
8.8 mi 14.2 km • 1,514' Up 461.39 m Up • 1,515' Down 461.72 m Down
La Plata Peak
9.4 mi 15.1 km • 4,276' Up 1303.2 m Up • 4,276' Down 1303.18 m Down
Mount Garfield Trail Out and Back
3.5 mi 5.6 km • 1,869' Up 569.66 m Up • 1,868' Down 569.23 m Down
North Vista Trail
6.7 mi 10.8 km • 1,169' Up 356.18 m Up • 1,169' Down 356.24 m Down
Snowmass - Willow Lake Loop
22.3 mi 35.9 km • 5,436' Up 1657.01 m Up • 5,456' Down 1662.91 m Down
Upper Piney River Trail
6.1 mi 9.8 km • 845' Up 257.64 m Up • 846' Down 257.79 m Down
Ute Trail to Ajax Sundeck
3.1 mi 5.0 km • 3,211' Up 978.64 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
Capitol Peak
16.0 mi 25.8 km • 5,337' Up 1626.58 m Up • 5,339' Down 1627.3 m Down
Mount Sopris
13.4 mi 21.5 km • 4,228' Up 1288.82 m Up • 4,228' Down 1288.66 m Down
Pitkin Creek Trail
10.1 mi 16.2 km • 2,924' Up 891.29 m Up • 2,923' Down 891.05 m Down
Cathedral Lake Trail
5.5 mi 8.8 km • 2,098' Up 639.41 m Up • 2,098' Down 639.32 m Down
Mt. Yale
8.8 mi 14.1 km • 4,260' Up 1298.32 m Up • 4,259' Down 1298.15 m Down
Belford and Oxford
10.9 mi 17.5 km • 5,670' Up 1728.35 m Up • 5,670' Down 1728.32 m Down
The Cabin Loop
6.9 mi 11.1 km • 798' Up 243.3 m Up • 794' Down 241.91 m Down
Conundrum Hot Springs
17.4 mi 28.0 km • 2,536' Up 772.93 m Up • 2,535' Down 772.82 m Down
Eaglesmere-Surprise Lake Loop
11.0 mi 17.7 km • 2,294' Up 699.21 m Up • 2,330' Down 710.08 m Down
Spring Creek Trail
10.4 mi 16.7 km • 1,435' Up 437.4 m Up • 1,435' Down 437.26 m Down
Grand Mesa Crag Crest Loop
10.9 mi 17.6 km • 1,521' Up 463.69 m Up • 1,540' Down 469.29 m Down
Black Cloud Trail to Elbert Summit
10.9 mi 17.5 km • 5,023' Up 1531.13 m Up • 5,023' Down 1530.98 m Down
Timberline Lake
4.5 mi 7.2 km • 854' Up 260.45 m Up • 854' Down 260.27 m Down
Notch Mountain
10.8 mi 17.4 km • 2,806' Up 855.24 m Up • 2,802' Down 853.93 m Down


