Rocky Mountain National Park

Black Canyon Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Black Canyon Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, CO. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,618 – 8,258 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.38849, -105.52305
Nearest town Estes Park, CO

Directions

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Black Canyon Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 7,618–8,257 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: 40.38849, -105.52305

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftSharp left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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