Mount Kit Carson Loop Road
- Mapped distance
- 8,292 m
- Elevation range
- 1,202 m–1,583 m
- Elevation gain
- 72 m
- Elevation loss
- 414 m
Map start 1,582 mMap end 1,240 m
Christmas Tree Loop
Explore a loop past Smith Gap and Saddle Junction, using Kit Carson Loop Road, Trail 140 and Trail 110.
Before you head out
Check the current grooming report, winter map and posted restrictions. Live opening and grooming updates for this individual trail are not available here.
Some outings include shared roads or off-trail travel. Follow the official winter route rather than a summer trail line.
Elevation & distance
Approximate measurements for each mapped section, rather than a combined route total.
Trail 110
- Mapped distance
- 3,215 m
- Elevation range
- 1,166 m–1,502 m
- Elevation gain
- 365 m
- Elevation loss
- 31 m
Map start 1,166 mMap end 1,499 m
Trail 140
- Mapped distance
- 3,153 m
- Elevation range
- 1,260 m–1,513 m
- Elevation gain
- 23 m
- Elevation loss
- 262 m
Map start 1,500 mMap end 1,261 m
Mount Kit Carson Loop Road
- Mapped distance
- 2,220 m
- Elevation range
- 1,163 m–1,263 m
- Elevation gain
- 71 m
- Elevation loss
- 121 m
Map start 1,240 mMap end 1,190 m
Trail 110
- Mapped distance
- 756 m
- Elevation range
- 989 m–1,085 m
- Elevation gain
- 104 m
- Elevation loss
- 7 m
Map start 989 mMap end 1,085 m
Trail 110
- Mapped distance
- 1,821 m
- Elevation range
- 1,082 m–1,169 m
- Elevation gain
- 116 m
- Elevation loss
- 35 m
Map start 1,085 mMap end 1,166 m
Map details & sources
This outing may combine route components or off-trail winter travel. Component geometry is not a separately surveyed complete winter track.
The state guide describes a loop using Kit Carson Loop Road past Smith Gap, Trail 140 to Saddle Junction and Trail 110 back down. Mapped component lines do not form a separately surveyed winter track.
Ratings attributed to the 2020 guide are historical source descriptions; current official maps and posted restrictions take precedence.
Also listed as: Christmas Tree
Mount Kit Carson Loop Road
Mapped difficulty: Not confirmed. Unknown; no winter component rating inferred
Original community map feature ↗Trail 110
Mapped difficulty: Not confirmed. Unknown: official snowshoe component map does not assign individual component ratings
Original community map feature ↗Trail 140
Mapped difficulty: Not confirmed. Unknown: official snowshoe component map does not assign individual component ratings
Original community map feature ↗Mount Kit Carson Loop Road
Mapped difficulty: Not confirmed. Unknown: official snowshoe component map does not assign individual component ratings
Original community map feature ↗Trail 110
Mapped difficulty: Not confirmed. Unknown: official snowshoe component map does not assign individual component ratings
Original community map feature ↗Trail 110
Mapped difficulty: Not confirmed. Unknown: official snowshoe component map does not assign individual component ratings
Original community map feature ↗Distances describe individual map lines, which can overlap between named sections. Elevation profiles use terrain data sampled at intervals of at most 20 m. They show ground elevation, not snow depth or lift cable height; source accuracy and sampling affect the estimates.
Map snapshot: . Current operating reports are collected separately.
Map geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Terrain: Mapzen Terrain Tiles / USGS.