Colorado trails · East Marvine Trail
East Marvine Trail
A 10.0-mile out-and-back in Colorado, with 3,077 ft of climbing, topping out at 11,188 ft. Reaches Johnson Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by USFS Blanco Ranger District.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Johnson Lake (lake)
- Rainbow Lake (lake)
- Shallow Lake (lake)
- Guthrie Lake (lake)
Getting there
Marvine Trailhead — parking nearby, restroom. 40.00892, -107.42514 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:08 a.m., the sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 7:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:10 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.0-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 29 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:04 p.m. — 2 h 38 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- East Fork Trail — 16.0 mi
- Transfer Trail — 18.2 mi