A friend and I go hiking in the Sangre De Cristo mountains along Rainbow Trail #1336 and took it to Crystal Falls. Rainbow Trail is a 105 mile trail that runs from Salida, CO, east along the Sangre de Cristo foothills, and over Music Pass into the Great Sand Dunes. There are many entry points and we started at the Grape Creek Trailhead. Hiking to Crystal Falls is only a 3.5 mile walk with a 725' elevation gain. This trail section hugs the foothills and offers wide open views north over the Wet Mountain Valley. The Front Range, the Continental Divide, and Wet Mountains are all visible. Crystal Falls rests in one of the most lush canyons I've seen in Colorado, second to maybe Hanging Lake/Spouting Rock. It has two tiers near the trail. An upper chute is narrow, fast, & steep. Then the water hits the lower shoot where it is dispersed over rock and slowed. It's a great little hike and would be perfect for people wanting to acclimate to altitude. I want to go back to this area to explore this large and fairly uncrowded trail system.
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Rainbow Trail to Crystal Falls Hike 08-05-23
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