Chavez Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Chavez Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Genesee Mountain Park near Rainbow Hills, CO. It climbs 497 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,077 – 7,589 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gen13 39.72562, -105.32275
Nearest town Rainbow Hills, CO
Directions
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Chavez Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 7,075–7,588 ft
Out & Back · Genesee Mountain Park
Trailhead: Gen13 · 39.72562, -105.32275
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 56° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chavez Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Braille Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Braille Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Chavez Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 86°F56°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
84°60°
Sun
82°59°
33%
Mon
80°60°
53%
Tue
78°57°
43%
Wed
78°56°
43%
Thu
83°57°
41%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Gen13 Trailhead
- Chavez Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Beaver Brook Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 963 ft
- Beaver Brook Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 948 ft
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