5.0 star · Medium Out and Back

Rio Grande Trail

White River National Forest · Pitkin County, Colorado

Trail length

27.9 km

Time

~1 day 0 hrs

Elevation Gain

225 m

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"A wonderous hike from the heart of Pitkin County"

The Rio Grande Trail is a 27.9 km looped trail that starts and ends in Basalt, Pitkin County, Colorado. Based on our data, the trail is graded as Medium. 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 7 hrs 50 mins. Caution is advised on trail times as this depends on multiple variables. For more info read about how we calculate hike time.