About hiking in Custer County

Custer County, Colorado has 39 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 127 miles, an average of 3.3 miles each. The longest is Rainbow Trail (FS 1336), at 16.2 miles. 6 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Custer County are like

By length, 12 are under a mile, 21 run 1 to 5 miles, and 6 are 5 miles or longer.

Of the 39 with measured elevation, Saint Charles Trail climbs the most, about 6,331 ft, and 17 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 39 hiking trails, longest first

Rainbow Trail (FS 1336)Hike16.2 mi Saint Charles TrailHike13.5 mi Rainbow Trail (FS1336)HikeMTB13.4 mi Hermit Lake RoadHikeMTB7.3 mi North Brush TrailHike5.6 mi Comanche TrailHike5.2 mi Venable TrailHike4.7 mi Lewis Creek TrailHike4.5 mi Rudolph Mountain TrailHike4.4 mi Horn Creek TrailHike4.4 mi Lake of the Clouds TrailHike4.3 mi South Creek TrailHike3.8 mi Macy TrailHike3.7 mi South Colony RoadHikeMTB3.5 mi Goodwin TrailHike3.3 mi Horn Peak TrailHike3.3 mi Dry Creek TrailHike3.1 mi Snowslide TrailHike2.9 mi North Taylor TrailHike2.6 mi Swift Creek TrailHike2.4 mi Humboldt TrailHike1.5 mi Hermit Pass Road (CR 160)HikeMTB1.4 mi #1387Hike1.4 mi South Colony TrailHike1.3 mi Marion Lake TrailHike1.3 mi Music Pass TrailHike1.2 mi South Colony SpurHike1.1 mi Peerless TrailHike0.9 mi Newlin Creek TrailHike0.8 mi Broken Hand PassHike0.8 mi Wachob TrailHike0.6 mi Phantom Terrace TrailHike0.6 mi Rainbow Access from FR 140.BHike0.5 mi Hermit Lake TrailHike0.3 mi #1386Hike0.3 mi Westcliffe Branch Denver & Rio GrandeHike0.3 mi Cisneros TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi North Colony TrailHike0.2 mi Marble Mountain TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Custer County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.