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
- Start on Bald Mountain Spur, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Anchor Cutoff, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Anchor Cutoff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Caribou Bog, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto East Mudwallow, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Mudwallow, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Anchor Cutoff, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Caribou Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Klondine Cutoff, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Mountain Spur, heading N.
- 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°
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%
More from Bald Mountain Spur Trailhead
- Bald Mountain Spur 2.1 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Caribou Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Anchor Mine Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 551 ft
- Caribou Park Spur via Caribou Road 3 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Mineral Mountain via Caribou Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Caribou Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 803 ft
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