Colorado National Monument · Colorado

Alcove Nature Trail

0.4 mi of trail, end to end · about 80 ft of climbing · 5,798 ft–5,862 ft · trail class Developed, Highly Developed · hiking

Exhibits

5,798 ft 5,823 ft · 0.2 mi high 5,828 ft

Along the way Alcove Nature Trail Wayside Exhibit Lower Black Ridge Trailhead Wayside Exhibit

Trailhead Black Ridge / Alcove Nature Trailhead 5,793 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the Black Ridge / Alcove Nature Trailhead

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.