Aqueduct Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Aqueduct Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Keystone, CO. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Aqueduct Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 9,201–9,352 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Soda Ridge Trail · 39.59511, -106.00147
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 46° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Soda Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rossiter Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Soda Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Aqueduct Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Rossiter Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Soda Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
More from Soda Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Soda Ridge Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Aqueduct Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Soda Ridge Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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