prospect loop

Colorado

Colorado

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1.6 mi

Distance

290 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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Trail character

Difficult

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.6 mi
Elevation gain
290 ft
Elevation loss
362 ft
Highest point
11,153 ft
Lowest point
10,855 ft

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About this trail

Prospect Loop is a 1.63-mile trail near Prospect Creek in Colorado with 290 feet of elevation gain. The route is managed by the Forest Service.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
10,865 ft
High point
11,153 ft
Total climbing
290 ft
Total descent
362 ft
Steepest stretch
14% grade around mile 1.4 from the start
Length
1.6 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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