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Basco Spur & Cumberland Gap Road

3 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Basco Spur & Cumberland Gap Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Ridgewood, CO. It climbs 578 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,996 – 8,307 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96222, -105.42950
Nearest town Ridgewood, CO
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Basco Spur & Cumberland Gap Road

3 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 7,994–8,307 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.96222, -105.42950

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Basco Spur, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cumberland Gap Road, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miReach Basco Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Basco Spur, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/basco-spur-cumberland-gap-road-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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