Colorado trails · Transfer Trail
Transfer Trail
A 18.2-mile out-and-back in Colorado, with 2,597 ft of climbing, topping out at 10,964 ft. Reaches Haypress Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by USFS Rifle Ranger District.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 6.1.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Haypress Lake (lake)
- Supply Basin Reservoir (lake)
- Monument Lake (lake)
- Windy Point Overlook (viewpoint)
Getting there
Transfer Trail access. 39.75232, -107.33698 · 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 7:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:10 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 36.5-mile round trip works out to roughly 16 h 07 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- BLM Route 8149A + Transfer Trail — 1.9 mi loop, 697 ft gain
- BLM Route 8149E + Transfer Trail — 1.3 mi loop, 202 ft gain
- BLM Route 8149F + Transfer Trail — 3.9 mi loop, 1,216 ft gain
Nearby trails
- East Marvine Trail — 18.2 mi
- East Fork Trail — 22.1 mi