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Colorado
Rainbow Trail
11.0 mi
Distance
2,446 ft
Gain
1h 50m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Pike and San Isabel National Forests
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Trail character
Difficult
Why you'll love it
Part of Methodist Mountain
Big climb
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Rainbow Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 11.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,446 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,722 ft
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About this trail
Rainbow Trail is an 11.03-mile route at Methodist Mountain in Colorado with 2,446 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Methodist Mountain trail system.
Permits & access
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- Forest Service
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