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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Aug · highs 15–19 °C (59–66 °F)

  1. J-7°-18°55
  2. F-6°-17°55
  3. M-2°-14°81
  4. A2°-10°101
  5. M7°-5°104
  6. J15°0°85
  7. J19°5°110
  8. A17°4°113
  9. S13°-1°83
  10. O5°-7°66
  11. N-3°-14°62
  12. D-7°-18°61

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
5.0 km · 3.1 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain range
Front Range (Southern Rocky Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
19 km NW of Allenspark (Boulder County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Rocky Mountain National Park
Connects to
North Inlet-Flattop Junction (National Scenic Trail: Continental Divide) (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Aug
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.2624, -105.7242
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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