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Colorado
Mill Creek-Cub Lake Connector
0.7 mi
Distance
403 ft
Gain
14 min
Time
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Inside Rocky Mountain National Park
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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Mill Creek-Cub Lake Connector
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 403 ft
- Elevation loss
- 403 ft
- Highest point
- 9,079 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,754 ft
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About this trail
The Mill Creek-Cub Lake Connector is a 1.3-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado with 403 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 9,079 feet.
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