Red Elephant Hill

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US
Colorado
Trails
Red Elephant Hill

Highlights of Red Elephant Hill

Altitude

Forest

Mine

Rock

Highest Elevation

10527 ft

Shape of Trail

Straight Through

Typically Open

Year Round

Best Direction

North

Official Trail Name

171.1, 171.3A

Nearest Town

Downieville-Lawson-Dumont

Nearest Services

Downieville-Lawson-Dumont

Management Agency

Arapaho National Forest

District

Clear Creek Ranger District

Overview

About an hour from Denver in the Arapaho National Forest, Red Elephant Hill is the most challenging trail in the Empire Loop. The Empire Loop is a network of trails just above Empire, Colorado, that includes Bill Moore Lake and Mill Creek. Red Elephant Hill is the most difficult of the 3, but that should not deter the beginner driver from giving it a go to help improve their skills. Challenges, views, and fresh air await adventurous offroaders.