1.4 mi from the trailheadLovers Leap Campground
Campground
4.0 mi out & back · 2,085 ft gain · 8,369 ft high point · Hard
In Eldorado National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service
Mt. Ralston is a 4-mile out-and-back trail climbing 2,085 feet in Eldorado National Forest, passing near multiple waterfalls.
2,085 ft of gain round trip.
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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