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Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim (R2R2R)
47.5 mi 76.5 km • 10,919' Up 3328.07 m Up • 10,919' Down 3328.18 m Down

Four Pass Loop
27.1 mi 43.6 km • 7,265' Up 2214.42 m Up • 7,266' Down 2214.53 m Down

Monarch Lake to Crater Lake
14.9 mi 24.0 km • 2,017' Up 614.74 m Up • 2,017' Down 614.7 m Down

Franconia Ridge Loop
8.3 mi 13.4 km • 3,566' Up 1086.87 m Up • 3,564' Down 1086.35 m Down

Boulder Skyline Traverse
17.3 mi 27.9 km • 5,207' Up 1587.18 m Up • 5,275' Down 1607.81 m Down

High Lonesome Loop
15.7 mi 25.2 km • 3,162' Up 963.89 m Up • 3,162' Down 963.86 m Down

Angels Landing
4.4 mi 7.0 km • 1,390' Up 423.64 m Up • 1,390' Down 423.61 m Down

Sky Pond
8.3 mi 13.3 km • 2,000' Up 609.68 m Up • 1,999' Down 609.26 m Down

South Kaibab/Bright Angel Loop
16.5 mi 26.5 km • 4,716' Up 1437.53 m Up • 4,945' Down 1507.14 m Down

Enchantments Traverse
19.1 mi 30.8 km • 4,556' Up 1388.81 m Up • 6,674' Down 2034.11 m Down

Linville Gorge Wilderness Loop
21.9 mi 35.2 km • 4,723' Up 1439.6 m Up • 4,722' Down 1439.31 m Down

Pawnee-Buchanan Loop
26.5 mi 42.6 km • 6,632' Up 2021.41 m Up • 6,615' Down 2016.24 m Down

Bear Peak Out and Back
5.7 mi 9.2 km • 2,541' Up 774.37 m Up • 2,540' Down 774.25 m Down

Emerald Lake
3.3 mi 5.4 km • 661' Up 201.34 m Up • 651' Down 198.3 m Down

The Narrows: Bottom-Up Route
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 305' Up 92.99 m Up • 305' Down 92.92 m Down

Half Dome
15.9 mi 25.6 km • 4,825' Up 1470.8 m Up • 4,827' Down 1471.24 m Down

Grinnell Glacier
10.3 mi 16.6 km • 1,774' Up 540.61 m Up • 1,777' Down 541.59 m Down

Old Rag Loop
8.9 mi 14.3 km • 2,362' Up 719.92 m Up • 2,359' Down 718.89 m Down

Mt. Tammany Summit
3.4 mi 5.5 km • 1,151' Up 350.73 m Up • 1,182' Down 360.36 m Down

Longs Peak - Keyhole Route
14.0 mi 22.5 km • 5,241' Up 1597.49 m Up • 5,231' Down 1594.51 m Down

Lake Solitude
14.2 mi 22.8 km • 2,261' Up 689.16 m Up • 2,274' Down 693.06 m Down

ERL- Eagle Rock Loop
25.5 mi 41.0 km • 2,505' Up 763.42 m Up • 2,511' Down 765.37 m Down

Vernal and Nevada Falls Loop
6.5 mi 10.5 km • 2,136' Up 651.19 m Up • 2,134' Down 650.53 m Down

Rim-to-River via Bright Angel
16.1 mi 25.9 km • 4,392' Up 1338.8 m Up • 4,393' Down 1338.84 m Down

Alum Cave - Cliff Top Out and Back
10.7 mi 17.3 km • 2,773' Up 845.09 m Up • 2,773' Down 845.09 m Down

Observation Point
6.7 mi 10.8 km • 2,131' Up 649.48 m Up • 2,130' Down 649.21 m Down

Fairyland Loop
8.1 mi 13.1 km • 1,460' Up 444.86 m Up • 1,458' Down 444.26 m Down

Highline to The Loop
11.7 mi 18.8 km • 1,183' Up 360.66 m Up • 3,554' Down 1083.33 m Down