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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 15–23 °C (59–73 °F)

  1. J0°-13°14
  2. F2°-12°14
  3. M5°-9°37
  4. A9°-5°45
  5. M15°1°60
  6. J20°6°61
  7. J23°9°105
  8. A21°8°117
  9. S18°5°45
  10. O12°-1°30
  11. N5°-7°17
  12. D0°-13°16

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
4.4 km · 2.7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Mountain range
Rampart Range (Front Range › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
11 km N of Cripple Creek (Teller County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Connects to
Sand Creek Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.8415, -105.2017
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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