Rampart Ridge Trail

Difficulty	Distance	Steps	Elevation Gain
Moderate	4.6 Miles Round-trip	11,566 est.	1,339

Steps are estimated from the hike distance and a difficulty-based stride length.

Formula: distance in miles × 5,280 feet ÷ stride length

Stride length is adjusted because tougher trails usually shorten each step:

Difficulty	Stride length
Unknown	2.2 ft
Accessible	2.3 ft
Easy	2.6 ft
Moderate	2.1 ft
Difficult	2.0 ft
More Difficult	1.9 ft
Strenuous	1.8 ft

The result is rounded to the nearest whole step and shown as an estimate.

Notes

Per National Park Service: Beginning from the Trail of the Shadows, this is a steep loop [sic] trail traveling through forests with vistas from the ridge top. NWHikes: While NPS identifies this trail as a loop, it is more of an out-and-back unless you connect with the Wonderland Trail to take you back to Longmire - an additional 1.8 miles.