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Rocky Mountain National Park

Black Canyon Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Black Canyon Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, CO. It climbs 619 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,618 – 7,966 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

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

5.8 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 7,618–7,966 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 ftBear right onto Black Canyon Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Book Area Climbing Access, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miBear right onto Book Area Climbing Access, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  15. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/black-canyon-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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