Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States
14.5 miles (23.3 km) · 814 ft elevation gain · Point to Point · trail · Route
Moving time for a runner at each flat-ground pace, from the grade of every 100 m of the route. Stops are not included.
| Flat-ground pace | Moving time |
|---|---|
| 8:00/mi (4:58/km) | 2 h 11 min |
| 10:00/mi (6:13/km) | 2 h 44 min |
| 12:00/mi (7:27/km) | 3 h 16 min |
| 14:00/mi (8:42/km) | 3 h 49 min |
| Distance | 14.5 mi (23.3 km) |
| Elevation gain | 814 ft (248 m) |
| Average gain | 56 ft per mile (11 m per km) |
| Runnable | 95% of the route |
| Climbs / descents | 0 climbs, 1 descents |
| Profile shape | Steady descent |
| Difficulty score | 3.9 of 100 |
| Surface | trail |
| Route shape | Point to Point |
| Type | Route |
| Grade band | Share of route |
|---|---|
| Flat | 69% |
| Mild uphill | 8% |
| Moderate uphill | 3% |
| Steep uphill | 1% |
| Mild downhill | 15% |
| Moderate downhill | 3% |
| Steep downhill | 1% |
At a flat-ground pace of 10:00/mi (6:13/km), Grand Ditch Trail takes about 2 h 44 min of moving time. At 8:00/mi (4:58/km) it takes about 2 h 11 min, and at 12:00/mi (7:27/km) about 3 h 16 min. The times come from the grade of every 100 m of the route. Stops are not included.
Grand Ditch Trail has 814 ft (248 m) of elevation gain over 14.5 miles (23.3 km). That averages 56 ft of gain per mile.
The difficulty score for Grand Ditch Trail is 3.9 of 100. That is harder than 42.6% of routes at a similar distance. About 95% of the route is runnable at typical trail effort; the rest is steep enough that most runners hike.
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