2.3 miles
Distance
444 ft
Climb
00:30:22
Avg time
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    Land Manager

CT - Alpine Tunnel Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Salida
    , Colorado
  • Ref Number
    #1438
  • AKA
    CO20 - Hancock to Tincup Pass
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #53245 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #36195 in Trail Running
    • #13058 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

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CT - Alpine Tunnel is a 2 mile moderately popular green mixed trail located near Salida Colorado. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 444 ft green climb. On average it takes 30 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for CT - Alpine Tunnel multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    444 ft
  • Altitude min
    11,129 ft
  • Altitude max
    11,573 ft
  • Altitude start
    11,129 ft
  • Altitude end
    11,575 ft
  • Grade
    3.6%
  • Grade max
    0.7%
  • Grade min
    24.7%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Avg time
    00:30:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:29
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on Jul 14, 2020
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Avg: 3.99 (5 votes)
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      CT - Alpine Tunnel Trail Reports

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      Jul 14, 2020 @ 7:43am
      Jul 14, 2020
      Jun 26, 2020 @ 6:16pm
      Jun 26, 2020
      		 One section near the tunnel is still covered in snow, otherwise lots of runoff. Beautiful.
      Sep 23, 2019 @ 12:11pm
      Sep 23, 2019
      		 STILL plenty of water running in the trail.
      Aug 5, 2019 @ 9:50pm
      Aug 5, 2019
      		 Plenty of water running in the trail
      Aug 9, 2018 @ 9:34am
      Aug 9, 2018
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