CIRQUE RIM NATURE TRAIL

0.5 mi of trail, end to end · about 40 ft of climbing · 100 ft of descent · 5,067 ft–5,285 ft · hiking

Trailheads Cirque Rim Nature Trail 5,239 ft Drive there · Cirque Rim Nature Trail 5,253 ft Drive there · Little River Viewpoint Nature Trail 5,124 ft Drive there

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Other trails from the same trailheads

EAST BIG MEADOW NATURE TRAIL · 0.2 mi · from Cirque Rim Nature Trail
LITTLE RIVER VIEWPOINT NATURE TRAIL · 0.1 mi · from Little River Viewpoint Nature Trail

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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.