Blue River (South)–Calle de Plata, 4 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. It climbs 2,166 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi10,191 – 11,671 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Calle de Plata 39.41469, -106.04254
Nearest town Blue River, CO
Directions
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Blue River (South)–Calle de Plata, 4 sights
9 mi · ▲ 2,166 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 10,191–11,670 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Calle de Plata · 39.41469, -106.04254
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Calle de Plata stop 213 m from the trailhead
- Start on Calle de Plata, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fredonia to Pennsylvania Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Fredonia Gulch Road, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach Calle de Plata, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Fredonia to Pennsylvania Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 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
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Calle de Plata stop 213 m from the trailhead
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