4.9 mi from the trailheadBlue Mountain
Campground · Colorado

4.9 mi out & back · 624 ft gain · 8,464 ft high point · Moderate
Via the Hornbek Trail, the Hornbek Wildlife Loop Trail, the Boulder Creek Trail, the Sawmill Trail, the Ponderosa Loop Trail, and the Petrified Forest Loop Trail (2.1 mi)
In Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · Colorado · National Park Service
Geologic Trail reaches the Geologic Overlook viewpoint in Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
624 ft of gain round trip.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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