Bear Mountain–Ida Bell Mine Road, 6 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 3,294 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Bear Mountain–Ida Bell Mine Road, 6 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Keystone, CO. The route reaches Bear Mountain at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 3,294 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bear Mountain–Ida Bell Mine Road, 6 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 3,294 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 10,056–12,611 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Crossover Road · 39.59690, -105.94842
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 43° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Let it Ride, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Keystone Ski Area Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Beans for Breakfast, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Jaybird, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paid in Full, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jaybird, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Money, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jones Gulch Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ida Bell Mine Road, heading E.
- 4.6 miReach Bear Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.6 miTurn left onto Jones Gulch Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Money, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Jaybird, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Paid in Full, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jaybird, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beans for Breakfast, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Keystone Ski Area Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Let it Ride, heading W.
- 100 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 4:54 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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