Bright Extension
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.7 mi
Distance
1,242 ft
Gain
17 min
Time
Conditions: Caution
for mountain biking, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 8 h ago · oldest 8 h
caution: Agency alerts
64 active alerts in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests; most severe: Fire Restrictions
USFSPosted Sep 21 · checked 8 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 72°F / low 47°F, 34% precip — 82/100 for mountain biking
OpenWeather8 h ago
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Bright Extension
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,242 ft
- Elevation loss
- 552 ft
- Highest point
- 8,577 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,299 ft
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About this trail
Bright Extension is a 1.71-mile trail in Colorado managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,497 feet of elevation within the Trails near 40.2°N 105.5°W system.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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