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Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail

Coordinates: 40°41′43″N 105°17′7″W / 40.69528°N 105.28528°W / 40.69528; -105.28528
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Greyrock Mountain Trail
Greyrock Mountain Trail
Length3.1 miles (5.0 km)[1]
LocationRoosevelt National Forest, Colorado, United States
DesignationNational Recreation Trail
UseHiking
Elevation change2,039 feet (621 m)[1]
Highest pointGreyrock Mountain summit 7,613 feet (2,320 m)[1]
Lowest pointTrailhead on Cache La Poudre river 5,574 feet (1,699 m)[1]
DifficultyModerate

Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail is a hiking trail in Roosevelt National Forest west of Laporte, Colorado. The trail was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s[1] and designated as a National Recreation Trail in 1979.[2]

Sign at the trailhead informs hikers of the trail's history
The National Recreation Trail approaching Greyrock Mountain

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Greyrock Trail #946". Poudre Wilderness Volunteers. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  2. ^ "Greyrock Mountain Trail". National Recreation Trails Database.

40°41′43″N 105°17′7″W / 40.69528°N 105.28528°W / 40.69528; -105.28528