Anchor Cutoff & Caribou Bog

4 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Anchor Cutoff & Caribou Bog is a 4-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. It climbs 637 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,817 – 10,381 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bald Mountain Spur 39.98135, -105.58851
Nearest town Eldora, CO

Directions

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Anchor Cutoff & Caribou Bog

4 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 9,818–10,380 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bald Mountain Spur · 39.98135, -105.58851

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 18% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Bald Mountain Spur, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Anchor Cutoff, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miReach Anchor Cutoff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Caribou Bog, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto East Mudwallow, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mudwallow, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Anchor Cutoff, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Caribou Road, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Klondine Cutoff, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Mountain Spur, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

50% dirt11% other39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F50°
Precip18%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity33%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 69°54° 19%
Sun 66°50° 40%
Mon 66°48° 33%
Tue 69°45° 29%
Wed 69°46° 39%
Thu 69°47° 34%

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