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Colorado
Dakota Ridge Trail
0.9 mi
Distance
788 ft
Gain
36 min
Time
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 788 ft
- Elevation loss
- 788 ft
- Highest point
- 5,964 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,590 ft
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- City Land
About this trail
Dakota Ridge Trail is a 1.86-mile out-and-back hike in Colorado with 788 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,964 feet.
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