AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Aqueduct Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Aqueduct Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Keystone, CO. It climbs 277 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,128 – 9,351 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glacier Connector 39.59136, -105.99680
Nearest town Keystone, CO
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Aqueduct Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 9,126–9,352 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Glacier Connector · 39.59136, -105.99680

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Glacier Connector, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Soda Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
  5. 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miBear left onto Soda Ridge Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Connector, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/aqueduct-trail-out-back-5-km-7975

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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