256 official trails lie within 25 miles of Colorado Springs — 665 miles in total, 153 rated easy and 22 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 7,385 ft; the median trail gains 343 ft.
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| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Trail | 11.4 | 7,385 ft | Expert | 9 mi |
| Captain Jack's Trail | 9.4 | 2,722 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| Trail Gulch | 6.1 | 2,399 ft | Expert | 24 mi |
| Devil's Playground Trail | 3.4 | 2,786 ft | Hard | 17 mi |
| Gold Camp Road | 8.5 | 1,556 ft | Expert | 9 mi |
| Rule Spur Trail | 10.1 | 518 ft | Expert | 20 mi |
| Dixon Trail | 3.7 | 2,386 ft | Hard | 11 mi |
| Monument Trail | 5.9 | 1,368 ft | Hard | 17 mi |
| Elk Park Trail | 5.2 | 1,648 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Saint Marys Falls Trail | 3.1 | 2,115 ft | Hard | 12 mi |
| New Santa Fe Regional Trail | 16.9 | 964 ft | Hard | 8 mi |
| Heizer Trail | 2.8 | 1,883 ft | Hard | 12 mi |
| Waldo Canyon Trail | 5.0 | 1,061 ft | Hard | 10 mi |
| Frosty Park Road | 6.0 | 964 ft | Hard | 13 mi |
| Palmer Red Rock Loop | 4.6 | 1,234 ft | Hard | 8 mi |
| Rampart Reservoir Trail | 10.4 | 130 ft | Hard | 13 mi |
| Stanley Canyon Trail | 2.7 | 1,653 ft | Moderate | 11 mi |
| Pikes Peak Greenway Trail | 17.6 | 549 ft | Hard | 4 mi |
| West Monument Creek Trail 713 | 2.9 | 1,439 ft | Moderate | 10 mi |
| Centennial Trail | 6.9 | 717 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Gog and Magog Rocks Trail | 1.5 | 1,945 ft | Hard | 9 mi |
| High Drive Trail | 3.4 | 1,252 ft | Moderate | 9 mi |
| Pipeline Trail | 3.2 | 1,164 ft | Moderate | 13 mi |
| Horsethief Park Trail | 4.0 | 820 ft | Moderate | 20 mi |
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