4.0 star · Difficult Out and Back

Upper Rainbow Lake

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Jackson County, Colorado

Trail length

13.5 km

Time

~3 hrs 27 min

Elevation Gain

454 m

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"An epic challenge to remember from the heart of Jackson County"

The Upper Rainbow Lake is a 13.5 km looped trail that starts and ends in Walden, Jackson County, Colorado. Based on our data, the trail is graded as Difficult. For information on how we grade trails, please read measuring the difficulty of a hiking trail on hiiker. Also, check our latest community posts for trail updates.

This trail can be completed in approx 5 hrs 12 mins. Caution is advised on trail times as this depends on multiple variables. For more info read about how we calculate hike time.