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Rock Island Trail

Trail10 km · 6 miBest May–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Palmer Point Trail 1.7 mi · 2.7 kmExplore Colorado →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 17–26 °C (63–79 °F)

  1. J6°-8°12
  2. F7°-7°12
  3. M11°-4°29
  4. A15°-1°45
  5. M20°5°53
  6. J25°10°46
  7. J28°13°73
  8. A26°12°78
  9. S23°8°30
  10. O17°2°22
  11. N10°-4°13
  12. D5°-8°14

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
10 km · 6 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Nearest town
3.9 km NE of Colorado Springs (El Paso County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Connects to
Shooks Run Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.8609, -104.7608
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Palmer Point Trail

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Colorado

Mesa Trail

1.8 mi · 2.8 km · Colorado

Austin Bluffs Trail

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Colorado

Pikes Peak Greenway Trail

3.4 mi · 5.4 km · Colorado

Shepard Trail

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · Colorado

Monument Valley Park Loop

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · Colorado

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