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Colorado’s Rio Grande Trail | Photo by Scott Stark

Learn about trails in Colorado including top trails, trail statistics, funding, projects and how you can get involved. View Colorado trails on TrailLink, RTC’s trail-finder app.

State Stats

40

total rail-trails

310

miles of rail-trails

8

current projects

140

miles of potential rail-trail

Trail Features

Top 10 Trails in Colorado video (2021)
Animas River Trail | Photo by Cindy BarksAnimas River Trail | Photo by Cindy Barks

Colorado’s Animas River Trail by Cindy Barks

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Autumn colors on the Mineral Belt Trail | Photo by Scott Stark

Colorado’s Mineral Belt Trail by Laura Stark

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Rio Grande Trail - Eagle County at Glassier Open Space | Photo courtesy Pitkin County

Colorado’s Rio Grande Trail by Laura Stark

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20.4 M

Available Funds in the State

US Funds

FY23 Total Reserved for Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program (source: FHWA)

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Colorado's Mineral Belt Trail | Photo by Scott Stark

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