Anchor Mine Road

3 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Anchor Mine Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. It climbs 478 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,909 – 10,306 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gate Closure Bypass 39.98259, -105.57790
Nearest town Eldora, CO

Directions

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Anchor Mine Road

3 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 9,909–10,305 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gate Closure Bypass · 39.98259, -105.57790

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 20% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Gate Closure Bypass, heading S.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Anchor Cutoff, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Anchor Mine Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miReach Anchor Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miBear left onto Anchor Cutoff, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Gate Closure Bypass, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F51°
Precip20%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity33%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 16% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 69°55° 19%
Sun 67°51° 40%
Mon 67°48° 33%
Tue 69°46° 31%
Wed 70°47° 39%
Thu 70°48° 34%

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