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🏔️ Colorado Trail Conditions

Rocky Mountains
Top Trail Mountain IQ
100
Excellent
Best conditions:
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
😐
Smoke · Colorado Region
85 AQI · Moderate
🌅
36
Mor
☀️
46
Aft
🌆
62
Eve
🌙
41
Nig
🌤️
Best Smoke Window
6AM–9AM · AQI 36
Good conditions — ideal for hiking, paddling, climbing
🌫️ AirNow / EPA | 16m ago | Delayed ~60m | Official advisory →
Smoke forecasts are probabilistic — actual AQI can spike without warning · Methodology
0
Should you go here now?
CONFIDENCE Low ●○○
🚫
HARD STOP — Don't Go
Trail conditions not favorable
Worth It Today?
🚫 NO
Check conditions before heading out
Go Score 0/100 · Not a safety guarantee · Verify with NWS/USFS
⚠️ Trail conditions are estimates from nearby weather stations, SNOTEL snowpack, and USGS stream data. Actual on-trail conditions may differ significantly from forecasts — especially at higher elevations, in shaded canyons, or after recent precipitation. These scores are advisory only. PeakScout forecasts do not replace official NWS forecasts or agency advisories. Always check current conditions with the managing agency before your trip.
Trail Conditions 60 trails
Updated 11:59 AM MT · 30-min cache
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
⭐ Featured
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
Weather data loading
High: 11,079 ft
Rocky Mountain National Park's 415 square miles (265,807 acres) encompasses a spectacular range of mountain environments. From meadows found in the montane life zone to glistening alpine lakes and up to the towering mountain peaks, there is something for everyone to discover. Along the way explore over 300 miles of hiking trails and incredible wildlife viewing.
Looks good
🌦 NWS BOU ↗
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
⭐ Featured
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 100 Excellent
⛅ 56°F · 💨 20 mph · 🌧️ 0"
High: 7,890 ft
The tallest dunes in North America are the centerpiece in a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. Stay on a moonless night to experience countless stars in this International Dark Sky Park! Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week year-round. There are no timed entries or reservations to visit.
56°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS PUB ↗
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 100 Excellent
☁️ 53°F · 💨 17 mph · 🌧️ 0"
High: 7,324 ft
Big enough to be overwhelming, yet still intimate enough to feel the pulse of time. Come see some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. Forces of nature and the Gunnison River sculpted this canyon over two million years. The result is a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
53°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS GJT ↗
Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
⭐ Featured
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
Weather data loading
High: 7,311 ft
For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde. Today, the park protects the rich cultural heritage of 27 Pueblos and Tribes and offers visitors a spectacular window into the past. This World Heritage Site and International Dark Sky Park is home to over a thousand species, including several that live nowhere else on earth.
Looks good
🌦 NWS GJT ↗
Monument Canyon Trail
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 100 Excellent
☁️ 57°F · 💨 19 mph · 🌧️ 0"
5.79 mi · High: 6,140 ft
57°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS GJT ↗
Quandary Peak Trail
White River
🔴 Expert ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 80 Excellent
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🌬️ High altitude risk (12,000+ ft) 🧗 Class 3+ scrambling ☀️ No shade / heat exposure 🧊 Snow / ice year-round Exposed lightning risk
☁️ 28°F · 💨 33 mph · 🌧️ 0"
2.88 mi · +2,984 ft · High: 13,896 ft
28°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS BOU ↗
Colorado Trail (Segment 13)
Gunnison
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
78 Caution ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure ☀️ No shade / heat exposure
Weather data loading
6.51 mi · +2,384 ft · High: 11,790 ft
Looks good
🌦 NWS PUB ↗
Continental Divide Trail 414
White River
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 100 Excellent
🌤️ 46°F · 💨 20 mph · 🌧️ 0"
1.5 mi · +58 ft · High: 9,296 ft
46°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS PUB ↗
North Longs Peak Trail
Arapaho-Roosevelt
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🌬️ High altitude risk (12,000+ ft) ☀️ No shade / heat exposure Exposed lightning risk
Weather data loading
2.9 mi · High: 12,091 ft
Looks good
🌦 NWS BOU ↗
Colorado National Monument
Colorado National Monument
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 100 Excellent
☁️ 57°F · 💨 19 mph · 🌧️ 0"
High: 5,881 ft
Colorado National Monument preserves one of the grand landscapes of the American West. But this treasure is much more than a monument. Towering monoliths exist within a vast plateau and canyon panorama. You can experience sheer-walled, red rock canyons along the twists and turns of Rim Rock Drive, where you may spy bighorn sheep and soaring eagles.
57°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS GJT ↗
Continental Divide Trail and Colorado Trail (Segment 11)
White River
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 100 Excellent
☁️ 42°F · 💨 16 mph · 🌧️ 0"
2.52 mi · High: 10,518 ft
42°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS PUB ↗
Continental Divide Trail and Colorado Trail (Segment 9)
White River
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
Weather data loading
1.64 mi · +92 ft · High: 10,361 ft
Looks good
🌦 NWS PUB ↗
Continental Divide Trail and Colorado Trail (Segment 10)
White River
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
Weather data loading
1.19 mi · High: 11,074 ft
Looks good
🌦 NWS PUB ↗
Odessa Lake Trail
Arapaho-Roosevelt
🟢 Easy ❄️ Snow on Trail
MOUNTAIN IQ 18 Hazardous
🌨️ 44°F · 💨 37 mph · 🌧️ 0.35"
0.22 mi · +15 ft · High: 9,995 ft
1.7" new snow — trail may be covered
🌦 NWS BOU ↗
CDNST - Colorado Trail 1776
Gunnison
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 92 Excellent
81 Go ?
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure ☀️ No shade / heat exposure
☀️ 38°F · 💨 19 mph · 🌧️ 0"
8.6 mi · +1,275 ft · High: 11,617 ft
38°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS PUB ↗
Sky Pond Trail
Arapaho-Roosevelt
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
Weather data loading
2.28 mi · +1,082 ft · High: 10,875 ft
Looks good
🌦 NWS BOU ↗
James Peak Trail
Arapaho-Roosevelt
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 80 Excellent
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure ☀️ No shade / heat exposure
🌫️ 36°F · 💨 35 mph · 🌧️ 0"
0.78 mi · +53 ft · High: 11,962 ft
36°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS BOU ↗
East Longs Peak Trail
Arapaho-Roosevelt
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 96 Excellent
☁️ 46°F · 💨 24 mph · 🌧️ 0"
1.32 mi · +18 ft · High: 9,410 ft
46°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS BOU ↗
Longs Peak Trail (The Trough)
Arapaho-Roosevelt
🔴 Expert ✅ Clear
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🌬️ High altitude risk (12,000+ ft) 🧗 Class 3+ scrambling ☀️ No shade / heat exposure 🧊 Snow / ice year-round Exposed lightning risk
Weather data loading
0.17 mi · +643 ft · High: 13,982 ft
Looks good
🌦 NWS BOU ↗
Longs Peak Trail (The Boulderfield)
Arapaho-Roosevelt
🔴 Expert ✅ Clear
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🌬️ High altitude risk (12,000+ ft) 🧗 Class 3+ scrambling ☀️ No shade / heat exposure Exposed lightning risk
Weather data loading
0.42 mi · +475 ft · High: 13,196 ft
Looks good
🌦 NWS BOU ↗
Barr Trail
Pike-San Isabel
🔵 Moderate ✅ Clear
Weather data loading
6.5 mi · High: 6,676 ft
Looks good
🌦 NWS PUB ↗
Crater Lake Trail
San Juan
🟠 Hard ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 80 Excellent
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🌬️ High altitude risk (12,000+ ft) ☀️ No shade / heat exposure Exposed lightning risk
☀️ 35°F · 💨 31 mph · 🌧️ 0"
2.15 mi · +1,071 ft · High: 12,036 ft
35°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS GJT ↗
Colorado Trail (Segment 4)
Pike-San Isabel
🟢 Easy ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 100 Excellent
☁️ 56°F · 💨 12 mph · 🌧️ 0"
0.27 mi · +84 ft · High: 8,341 ft
56°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS BOU ↗
Barr Trail
Pike-San Isabel
🔴 Expert ✅ Clear
MOUNTAIN IQ 88 Excellent
Trail Hazards
🏔️ Above treeline exposure 🌬️ High altitude risk (12,000+ ft) 🧗 Class 3+ scrambling ☀️ No shade / heat exposure 🧊 Snow / ice year-round Exposed lightning risk
⛅ 32°F · 💨 27 mph · 🌧️ 0"
1.86 mi · +1,037 ft · High: 14,084 ft
32°F — good conditions
🌦 NWS PUB ↗
🛣️ Road Conditions to Trailheads
COtrip (CDOT) ↗
Road condition data sourced from COtrip (CDOT). Verify before travel — especially for seasonal mountain passes. Conditions can change rapidly with weather.

Road condition data not available. Check COtrip (CDOT) for live updates.

Key corridors: I-70 corridor, Trail Ridge Road (RMNP)
Data attribution: Trail conditions estimated from NOAA/NWS, SNOTEL (NRCS), USGS stream gauges, and Open-Meteo weather API. Avalanche forecasts via Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). Road conditions from COtrip (CDOT). Conditions are estimates. PeakScout is not responsible for decisions made based on this data. Mountain IQ scores are algorithmic — they do not replace on-the-ground judgment.
No "safe" guarantee is implied. Every trail requires personal risk assessment.