Aqueduct Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Aqueduct Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Keystone, CO. It is mostly level, with 185 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
2.8 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 9,244–9,352 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rossiter Trail · 39.59693, -105.99629
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 46° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Rossiter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Soda Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Aqueduct Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Rossiter Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Rossiter Trail Trailhead
- Snake River Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Aqueduct Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Soda Ridge Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Soda Ridge Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Soda Ridge Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Aqueduct Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 156 ft
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