Colorado National Monument · Colorado

Serpents Trail

1.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 800 ft of climbing · 5,048 ft–5,862 ft · trail class Fully Developed · hiking

Exhibits

5,048 ft 5,862 ft · 1.8 mi high 5,862 ft

Along the way Lower No Thoroughfare Canyon Trailhead Wayside Exhibit Upper Serpents Trailhead Wayside Exhibit

Trailheads Devils Kitchen Trailhead 5,043 ft Drive there · Devils Kitchen Trailhead 5,051 ft Drive there · Echo Canyon Trailhead 5,051 ft Drive there · No Thoroughfare Trailhead 5,051 ft Drive there · Old Gordon Trailhead 5,051 ft Drive there · Serpents Trailhead 5,876 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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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.