273 official trails lie within 25 miles of Rifle — 715 miles in total, 133 rated easy and 54 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 3,342 ft; the median trail gains 608 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlement Trail A | 17.4 | 2,714 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| Battlement Trail | 18.1 | 2,628 ft | Expert | 14 mi |
| JQS Road | 9.5 | 3,143 ft | Expert | 4 mi |
| East Elk Creek Trail | 6.5 | 3,342 ft | Expert | 16 mi |
| Mansfield Ditch Trail | 9.9 | 1,754 ft | Expert | 16 mi |
| Hadley Gulch Trail | 5.1 | 3,301 ft | Expert | 14 mi |
| Spring Creek Trail | 6.2 | 2,924 ft | Expert | 17 mi |
| Boiler Creek Trail | 9.1 | 1,777 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Last Chance Trail | 10.5 | 1,191 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Roan Cliffs Road | 20.1 | 781 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| BLM Route 8146 | 5.0 | 2,258 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Coulter Mesa State Trail | 5.8 | 2,115 ft | Expert | 10 mi |
| Transfer Trail | 4.7 | 2,527 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Mitchell Creek Trail | 3.5 | 2,830 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Hawxhurst Trail | 3.8 | 2,612 ft | Hard | 17 mi |
| Smalley Mountain Trail | 4.4 | 2,116 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Keyser Creek Trail | 3.0 | 2,621 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| Salt Creek Trail | 6.1 | 1,655 ft | Hard | 25 mi |
| Middle Mountain Trail | 4.7 | 1,896 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| Boiler Creek Road | 4.0 | 2,095 ft | Hard | 14 mi |
| West Elk Stock Driveway Trail | 4.5 | 1,860 ft | Hard | 15 mi |
| Center Mountain Road | 4.7 | 1,760 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Long Ridge Road | 9.8 | 909 ft | Hard | 15 mi |
| Three Forks Trail | 5.2 | 1,707 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
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