Compass Points is a new High Adventure Program being offered by Rainbow Trail. Compass Points seeks to offer your group the opportunity to create your own high adventure experiences including:

Backpacking
Low and High Ropes Challenge Courses
Rock Climbing
Service Projects
Whitewater Rafting

Your group will choose from the above options to create an experience tailored to your needs.

Choose a day on our High Ropes Challenge Course along with two days of Backpacking and two days of White Water Rafting or three days of Backpacking and two days of White Water Rafting... Your group decides! See below for the maximum number of days your group could participate in each activity.

All Compass Points trips begin Sunday afternoons at the Rainbow Trail's main site location. The Compass Points Guides will help with all preparations for each member of your group as you begin to pack and set up gear for the week to come.
All Compass Points trips begin on Sunday afternoon and end with your group's departure early Saturday morning.

Backpacking
Duration: Up to 5 days
Minimum: 2 days

Low and High Ropes Challenge Courses
Duration: 1 day

Rock Climbing
Duration: 1 day

Service
Duration: Up to 3 days

White Water Rafting
Duration: Up to 2 days



***WHY CHOOSE COMPASS POINTS FOR YOUR GROUP'S NEXT ADVENTURE***

Gifts of individuals and community will be explored through conversation, Bible study and service.

Compass Points Guides are not only trained to guide you safely on your adventure, but also to facilitate in your group's spiritual growth.

Engaging Bible study that pertains to everyday life is carried out throughout the day.

Youth are empowered to lead worship and take part in Bible Study while learning what it is to live in a community.

Meals are wholesome and fun to cook.

Scenery that is almost untouched by human hands...God's creation at its best.

Safety precautions are taken care of so you don't have to worry.

No experience is required.

All equipment is provided except for sleeping bags, clothing and personal gear.

Your community will grow stronger together with Christ at the center

***FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS***

Neither myself or my group know anything about backpacking/white-water rafting/high ropes challenge course, can we still go?
YES! Rainbow Trail does the work for you! We believe that it is our job to help you make the trip the best that it can be. This includes helping you to understand the requirements of the trip including clothing, physical conditioning and spiritual preparation.

Do we bring our own equipment?
No, Rainbow Trail will supply all of the following: Tents, Backpacks, Daypacks, Water Bottles, Stoves, Food, Trained Guides, Permits and the Bible Study.

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHAT TO BRING

What age groups can go?
The youngest age that we will start working with is youth entering 7th grade. The oldest most commonly is that of graduated high school seniors. On each Compass Point trip, at least one adult is required to take part. Our reasoning behind this is that we don't want the ministry to end once the week ends. We want to help in building your community, and the opportunity an adult has to grow in their relationships with the youth is excellent!

If we go backpacking, where will we be hiking at?
Our trail permits allow us to hike on over a dozen different trails in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range.

How long does a Compass Points trip last?
Groups typically arrive on Sunday around three o'clock. The group will stay in Eagle Peak Lodge for the night and depart for their adventure on Monday morning. The group is then away from Rainbow Trail's main site except for transition times between events or during the High Ropes Challenge Course day. The week ends with a Celebration Dinner on Friday night in Eagle Peak Lodge. Groups typically leave early Saturday morning.

Do the Compass Points Guides have any safety training?
Compass Points Guides each hold at least a W.F.A. (Wilderness First Aid) Certification.

What happens in case of an accident?
Each Compass Points group carries with them a business band radio to allow contact in case of emergency with the Rainbow Trail main-site. The radio is monitored 24 hours a day back at the main-site.
Each Compass Points group carries with them a G.P.S. (Global Positioning System) which allows them to radio back to the Rainbow Trail main-site their exact coordinates. This information is plotted out electronically and the main-site knows within 20 feet of their exact location.
If an emergency should occur, Rainbow Trail has a relationship with Flight for Life out of Pueblo, CO and a helicopter can be at the scene in 30 minutes.

***COMPASS POINTS TRIP FEES***

Since Compass Points offers so many options for your group we have tried to make the fees as easy as possible to calculate.

Base Fee
This is a per person charge for the week. Use this figure as the base for per person cost, add each additional charge as you put together your adventure.
$130/week per person (This is a one time per person week charge)

Backpacking
$45/day per person
Minimum of two days on trail
Standard Backpacking only week minimum fee is $355/person

Low and High Ropes Challenge Course
$60/day per person
Maximum of one day on course

Rock Climbing
$60/day per person
Maximum of one day climbing

Service
$45/day person
Maximum of three days for service work

White Water Rafting
1 and 1/2 Day
$230/person
1 and 1/2 Day + 1/2 Day Royal Gorge Rafting
$300/person

1/2 Day
$40/person
1/2 Day + 1/2 Day Royal Gorge Rafting
$110/person

***EXAMPLE CALCULATIONS OF A COMPASS POINTS TRIP***

IF YOUR GROUP CHOSE
1 Day of Low and High Ropes Challenge Course
1 and 1/2 Day Rafting + 1/2 Day Royal Gorge Rafting
2 Days of Backpacking

Base Fee : $130
Low and High Ropes Challenge Course : $60
1 1/2 Day Rafting + Royal Gorge : $300
Backpacking (2 days) : $90

Example Cost Per Person : $580

***COMPASS POINTS TRIP AVAILABILITY & REGISTRATION***

For group charter availability contact Ben Larson by e-mail at compasspoints@rainbowtrail.org
or by phone at (719) 942.4220.

Register For The Compass Points Open Trip (Individual Youth Registrants)
Click Here To Register Online

Download the Brochure for Complete Information
Compass Points Brochure (Adobe PDF)

Download Other Forms Necessary for Your Compass Points Adventure
2008 Compass Points Health and Release for Charter Compass Points Participants (Adobe PDF)
2008 Compass Points Physician Release Form (Adobe PDF)
2008 Compass Points What To Bring (Adobe PDF)
2008 Rafting Release Form (Adobe PDF)