The Colorado Midland Centennial Trail is a seven-mile roundtrip hiking route within the White River National Forest, embarking from a 10,940-foot elevation trailhead near the city of Leadville. The easy-to-moderate-difficulty trail follows along several sections of the former Colorado Midland Railroad bed, gaining more than 550 feet of elevation throughout its route. Interpretive signage along the trail offers historical information about the history of the Colorado Midland Railroad line before ending at the remains of the 11,528-foot-elevation Hagerman Tunnel, the world's highest railroad tunnel at the time of its 1887 construction. Along the way, visitors can also view beautiful mountain meadows and lakes, along with the remains of the former railroad worker settlement known as Douglass City.

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