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Henry Recen Trail

3 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Henry Recen Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Frisco, CO. It climbs 427 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,095 – 9,423 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainbow Lake 39.56937, -106.08526
Nearest town Frisco, CO
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Henry Recen Trail

3 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 9,093–9,424 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rainbow Lake · 39.56937, -106.08526

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Community Center stop 288 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Rainbow Lake, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Temple Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Iron Springs Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 250 ftSharp left onto Henry Recen Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miReach Henry Recen Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftSharp left onto Iron Springs Road, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftSharp left onto Temple Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rainbow Lake, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/henry-recen-trail-out-back

Trail surface

57% dirt39% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Community Center stop 288 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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