Betty's Trail–Extension Mill Road, 6 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,613 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Betty's Trail–Extension Mill Road, 6 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. It climbs 1,613 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Betty's Trail–Extension Mill Road, 6 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,613 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 9,641–10,309 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Betty's Trail · 39.48627, -106.02844
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: Little Red Schoolhouse stop 23 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Betty's Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prospect Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Prospect Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Extension Mill Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern Cross Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Pelican Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Extension Mill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Traylor Way Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Betty's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Extension Mill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pelican Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Southern Cross Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Extension Mill Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Betty's Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Little Red Schoolhouse stop 23 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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