Colorado trails · Gore Range Trail
Gore Range Trail
A 46.2-mile point-to-point in Colorado, with 3,289 ft of climbing, topping out at 11,959 ft. Reaches Uneva Pass and other lake/pass/viewpoint destinations. Managed by USFS Dillon Ranger District.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 9,903 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Uneva Pass (pass)
- Eccles Pass (pass)
- Lost Lake (lake)
- Surprise Lake (lake)
- Eaglesmere Lakes (lake)
- Curtain Ponds (lake)
- Willow Creek falls (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Gore Range Trailhead. 39.83441, -106.37397 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:04 a.m., the sun rises at 6:32 a.m. and sets at 7:38 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:06 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 46.2-mile route works out to roughly 18 h 46 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Gore Range Trail + Lost Lake Trail — 6.8 mi loop, 1,414 ft gain
- South Willowbrook Trail + Mesa Cortina Trail + Gore Range Trail — 4.4 mi loop, 874 ft gain
- Gore Range Trail + Boulder Creek Trail — 4.2 mi loop, 282 ft gain
Nearby trails
- West Grouse Creek Trail — 16.8 mi
- Ute Peak Trail — 17.2 mi
- Cross Creek Trail — 19.8 mi
- St. Louis Divide Trail — 23.0 mi