COLORADO PLATEAU HIKES
McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area
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Black Ridge Trail
Distance: 7.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 760 ft
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Devils Canyon (D3) Trail, Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
Distance: 7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,235 ft
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Dinosaur Hill
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Jouflas Trail
Distance: 7.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 650 ft
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McDonald Creek Canyon
Distance: 4.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Mee Canyon Alcove, Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
Distance: 6.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
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Pollock Bench Loop (P1 Trail), Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
Distance: 7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 1,113 ft
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Rabbit's Ear Mesa
Distance: 6.1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 850 ft
James M. Robb Colorado River State Park
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Connected Lakes Trails
Distance: 2.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 250 ft
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Fruita Unit Trails
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: minimal
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Island Acres Trails
Distance: 0.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: minimal
Other Hikes on the Colorado Plateau
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Big Dominguez Canyon, Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area
Distance: 6.6 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 770 ft
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Denca Trail, Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area
Distance: 2.4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 33 ft
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Dolores River Canyon Trail, Dolores River Canyon Wilderness Study Area
Distance: 7.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 773 ft
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Eagle Valley Trail, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 400 ft
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Ela Wildlife Sanctuary, Grand Valley Audubon Society
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: minimal
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Little Dolores Falls, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 0.25 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Mack Mesa Loop, Highline Lake State Park
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 100 ft
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Mica Mine (Ladder Canyon), Bangs Canyon Special Management Arera
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 265 ft
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Miracle Rock Recreation Site, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 0.75 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 160 ft
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Miramonte Rim, Lunch Loops, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 3.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 300 ft
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Mt. Garfield, Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range (BLM)
Distance: 4 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 2,082 ft
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Painted Hand Pueblo, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (BLM)
Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 200 ft
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Palisade Rim Trail (Lower Loop), BLM Public Lands
Distance: 5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 972 ft
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Potter Creek Trail, Roubideau Canyon, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 3.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Rim Trail, Uncompahgre National Forest
Distance: 6.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 700 ft
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Riverbend Park, Colorado River Trail
Distance: 2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Sheep Trail, Roubideau Canyon, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 2.3 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 580 ft
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Simms Mesa Loop, Uncompahgre National Forest
Distance: 1 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Snooks Bottom Open Space, Fruita Open Space
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Spring Creek Canyon Overlook, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 1.8 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Stateline Trail, Four Corners Monument Navajo Tribal Park
Distance: 0.7 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 150 ft
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Sweitzer Trail, Sweitzer Lake State Park
Distance: 1.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: Minimal
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Vista Grande Loop, Gateway Trails, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 3 mi (RT); Elevation: 300 ft
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West River Trail, Gunnison Gorge Wilderness, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Distance: 5.2 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 50 ft
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Y-11 Road & Wash, Dolores River Canyon, BLM Public Lands
Distance: 0.5 mi (RT); Elevation Gain: 230 ft