Rancho Del Rio
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Cross Creek
Colorado
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
15.0 mi
Distance
4,652 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside White River National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Holy Cross Wilderness wilderness
Big climb
Loop trail
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Cross Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 15.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,652 ft
- Highest point
- 11,983 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,456 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Holy Cross Wilderness
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Cross Creek is a 15-mile loop trail in Colorado's White River National Forest with 4,652 feet of elevation gain. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 11,983 feet.
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