About trails in Chaffee County, Colorado

Chaffee County has 250 named trails on the map, covering 753 miles in total, an average of 3.0 miles per trail. That is the 14th largest mapped trail network among 54 counties in Colorado. 211 of them are tagged for hiking and 140 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Collegiate East, at 74.8 miles. 26 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 34 trailheads, 130 campsites, 14 waterfalls, 12 boat launches, and 12 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Salida, Twin Lakes, and Buena Vista.

What the trails in Chaffee County are like

By length, 94 are under a mile, 130 run 1 to 5 miles, and 26 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Little Rainbow, at 9.5 miles.

Of the 180 with a difficulty rating, 49 easy, 46 moderate, and 85 hard. Of the 250 with measured elevation, CDT - Colorado Section climbs the most, about 194,772 ft, and 70 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

753Total miles

130Campsites

12Boat launches

14Waterfalls

34Trailheads

12Rapids

Collegiate EastHike74.8 mi CDT - Colorado SectionHike47.5 mi Colorado Trail Seg. 13 North Cottonwood Creek Road to Chalk Creek TrailheadHike23.0 mi Colorado Trail Seg. 12 Clear Creek to North Cottonwood Creek RoadHike20.6 mi Colorado Trail Seg. 14 Chalk Creek Trailhead to US-50Hike20.2 mi Midland Bike TrailMTB20.0 mi Colorado Trail (Segment 14)HikeMTB19.8 mi Colorado Trail (Segment 12)Hike17.6 mi Colorado Trail (Segment 13)HikeMTB16.2 mi Pine Creek TrailHike11.3 mi Colorado Trail Seg. 15 US-50 to Marshall PassHike11.1 mi CDNST TrailHike10.0 mi Little RainbowHikeMTB9.5 mi Missouri Gulch TrailHike6.9 mi Wagon Loop TrailHike6.9 mi Green's CreekHikeMTB6.8 mi Upper Browns Creek 4Wd RoadHikeMTB6.7 mi Vitamin BHike6.0 mi Poplar Gulch TrailHikeMTB6.0 mi Tincup Pass RoadHike6.0 mi Baldwin Creek 4Wd RoadHikeMTB5.9 mi DudBobs TrailHikeMTB5.8 mi Bald Mountain Gulch RoadHikeMTB5.7 mi Turret Trail 6045Hike5.4 mi Horn Fork Basin TrailHike5.4 mi Tunnel Lake TrailHikeMTB5.1 mi Boulder Mountain 4Wd RoadHikeMTB4.9 mi Mount Yale TrailHike4.8 mi Continental Divide Trail / Colorado Trail Collegiate Peaks WestHike4.8 mi Monarch Spur TrailMTB4.7 mi RhumbaMTB4.6 mi Davis Meadow TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Midland (1450)HikeMTB4.5 mi Little Browns Creek TrailHike4.5 mi Kroenke Lake TrailHike4.5 mi Browns Creek TrailHike4.4 mi Mt. Shavano (Standard Route)Hike4.3 mi MidlandHikeMTB4.3 mi Colorado Trail (Segment 15)HikeMTB4.2 mi Frenchman Creek TrailHike4.0 mi Little Cochetopa TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Yansing (Chinaman) Gulch Loop Trail 6044HikeMTB4.0 mi Lake Ann TrailHike3.9 mi Big Willis Gulch TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Hunt Lake TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Ptarmigan Lake TrailHike3.6 mi South Pine Creek TrailHike3.6 mi Tabeguache Peak (West Ridge)Hike3.6 mi Laplata Peak-Blackbear TrailHike3.6 mi CDTHikeMTB3.5 mi RacetrackMTB3.4 mi Powerline RoadMTB3.4 mi Waverly Mountain Trail #1456Hike3.4 mi Pass Creek Trail 1412HikeMTB3.3 mi Peakaboo Gulch RoadHike3.3 mi North Huron TrailHike3.2 mi La Plata Peak Northwest Ridge (Standard)Hike3.2 mi Willis Gulch TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Pot-O-Gold TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Three Elk TrailHike3.1 mi North BackboneMTB3.0 mi North Backbone TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Long'S Gulch RoadHikeMTB3.0 mi Lake Pass TrailHike3.0 mi Clohesy Lake 4Wd RoadHikeMTB3.0 mi Colorado Trail - Fooses CreekHikeMTB3.0 mi CottonwoodMTB2.9 mi Cottonwood TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Catkin Gulch Loop 6046Hike2.9 mi Browns Creek Falls TrailHike2.9 mi Continental Divide TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Pear Lake TrailHike2.8 mi Colorado Trail (Segment 11)HikeMTB2.8 mi Lost TrailMTB2.8 mi BLM 5672Hike2.8 mi Double Rainbow TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Alpine Tunnel 4Wd RoadHikeMTB2.7 mi Pomeroy Lake RoadHikeMTB2.7 mi BLM 5670Hike2.7 mi Iron Chest Mine TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Austin TrailHike2.7 mi County Road 294HikeMTB2.6 mi Beasway TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Grizzly Gulch 4Wd RoadHikeMTB2.6 mi Crank n' Hammer TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Mt. Huron Trail 1507Hike2.5 mi Mt. Harvard/Columbia TraverseHike2.5 mi North Fork Denny CreekHike2.5 mi Grassy Gulch 4Wd RoadHike2.4 mi Sweet DreamsMTB2.3 mi Forest Road 184 TurretHikeMTB2.3 mi Sheep Gulch TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Narrow Guage TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Camp Elevation SouthHikeMTB2.2 mi Grays Creek TrailHike2.2 mi Mount Columbia West SlopesHike2.1 mi Forest Road 299 Hancock PassHike2.1 mi South Park LineHike2.1 mi Sweet Dreams TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Unchained TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Waterdog LakesHike2.0 mi Dream On TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Dead BirdHikeMTB2.0 mi A Fistfull of DollarsHikeMTB2.0 mi North Fork Clear Creek Trail 1463Hike2.0 mi Rhumba TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi 1434.AHike2.0 mi Mount Princeton TrailHike1.9 mi UnchainedHikeMTB1.9 mi BLM 60461.9 mi Sausage Link TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Chicken DinnerMTB1.8 mi Chicken Dinner TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi BLM T60451.8 mi Mount Belford - Missouri Gulch TrailHike1.8 mi BLM 5790HikeMTB1.8 mi Forest Road 298.A Williams Pass JeepHikeMTB1.7 mi Yansing (Chinaman) Gulch Trail 6043HikeMTB1.7 mi Jones Mountain Tis RoadHike1.7 mi Bacon Bits TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Lost Lake RoadHike1.7 mi BackboneMTB1.7 mi Backbone TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Missouri Mountain West RidgeHike1.7 mi Spartan EastHikeMTB1.6 mi Sand DunesMTB1.6 mi DjangoHikeMTB1.5 mi Broken Boyfriend NorthHikeMTB1.5 mi Missouri Mountain Northwest RidgeHike1.5 mi Rise N ShineHikeMTB1.5 mi Camp Elevation NorthHikeMTB1.4 mi Bunny'S TrailHike1.4 mi Gutz TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Mount Oxford - Mount Belford TrailHike1.4 mi Pole Line TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Mount Harvard - Pine Creek TrailHike1.4 mi Unofficial and unmantained trailHike1.4 mi Spartan WestHikeMTB1.4 mi Mountain White 4Wd RoadHikeMTB1.3 mi Mount Harvard/Horn Fork TrailHike1.3 mi Silver Basin TrailHike1.3 mi Midland Hill TrailHike1.3 mi Browns Pass TrailHike1.3 mi River Access TrailHike1.3 mi Atlantic Mound RoadHike1.2 mi Carnage Canyon 6042HikeMTB1.2 mi Solstice TrailMTB1.2 mi BLM T6045B1.2 mi Few Dollars More TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi North Fooses RoadMTB1.1 mi Three Apostles TrailHike1.1 mi Arkansas River TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi FrontsideMTB1.1 mi Frontside TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi BLM 5669Hike1.0 mi Broken Boyfriend SouthHikeMTB1.0 mi Hartenstein Lake TrailHike1.0 mi South Fork Lake Creek TrailHike1.0 mi Sol Trail EastHikeMTB1.0 mi Colorado TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi TenderfootMTB1.0 mi BLM T6045A0.9 mi Tabeguache Peak (Standard Route)Hike0.9 mi Salida River TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Lil' RattlerMTB0.9 mi Lil' Rattler TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Continental Divide National Scenic Trail - Cottonwood SouthHike0.9 mi River Bench Trail 6045AHike0.9 mi Pano TrailHike0.9 mi Rusty Lung TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Mount Belford - Elkhead Pass TrailHike0.9 mi Big Bend Trail0.9 mi Pomeroy Lake TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Hancock RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Unkle Nazty TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Sol Train WestHikeMTB0.8 mi North TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Monarch Crest TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Upper Sand Dunes TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Unofficial Use Trail (no bikes or motorized)Hike0.8 mi Tenderfoot TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi BLM 5670AHike0.8 mi Mary Murphy MineHikeMTB0.8 mi Burn Pile TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi BurnpileMTB0.8 mi Lower Sand Dunes TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Angel Falls Chalk CliffsHike0.7 mi Mount Antero TrailHike0.7 mi MaybeHikeMTB0.7 mi Hooligan TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Forest Road 295 HancockHikeMTB0.7 mi Prospector TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Hobo RailyardHikeMTB0.7 mi Shavano A Loop0.6 mi Backside TrailHike0.6 mi Franz Dam 10.6 mi Shavano B Loop0.6 mi DeadbirdMTB0.6 mi Zebulon PikeHike0.6 mi South TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Shavano C Loop0.5 mi BLM T5677P0.5 mi Forest Road 186HikeMTB0.5 mi Lower Rusty Lung TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Baldwin Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Wapaca TrailHike0.5 mi Labyrinth TrailHike0.5 mi Pauli TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Sun UpHikeMTB0.5 mi SkullMTB0.5 mi Skull TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Bridge to Bridge TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Unmarked Rugged TrailHike0.4 mi El DuderinoHikeMTB0.4 mi Crater TrailHike0.4 mi Antero/Mt.White Cutoff RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Dude Abides TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Whitewater TrailHike0.4 mi Colorado Midland RailroadHike0.3 mi BLM Trail 5670BHike0.3 mi WhippleHikeMTB0.3 mi PoblanoMTB0.3 mi Poblano TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Bacon Strip TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Bridge to BridgeHikeMTB0.3 mi old trailHike0.3 mi JalapenoMTB0.3 mi Jalapeno TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Sergeant Pepper TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Sgt. PepperMTB0.2 mi Sheep Gulch/Hope PassHikeMTB0.2 mi Poplar Gulch Trailhead Road0.2 mi Franz Dam 20.2 mi Spartan ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Franz Lake0.2 mi La Plata Peak Ellingwood RidgeHike0.2 mi Cottonwood Lake Picnic Ground RoadHikeMTB0.2 mi Striker TrailHike0.2 mi Angler Trail0.2 mi Forest Road 278.C Antero/Mt.White CutoffHikeMTB0.1 mi Mt. Shavano TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Hancock Lake TrailHike0.1 mi Ruby Mountain TrailHike0.1 mi HatchMTB0.1 mi Hatch TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Missouri Mountain West Ridge (Standard)Hike0.1 mi Burnpile TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Whipple TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi 1450.AHike0.1 mi Rise-N-ShineMTB0.1 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.