Bluegrass–Celtic Way, 12 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,702 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Bluegrass–Celtic Way, 12 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Keystone, CO. It climbs 1,702 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bluegrass–Celtic Way, 12 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,702 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 9,592–10,619 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.60307, -105.92776
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 72°F / low 48° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Ida Bell Mine Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Paid in Full, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Jaybird, heading N.
- 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 S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Celtic Way, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crossover Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Butcher's Hook, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluegrass, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Helter Skelter, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bluegrass, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Helter Skelter, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bluegrass, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto River Run Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sleepy Hollow, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto River Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sanitarium, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Even Flow, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sanitarium, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Boy Scouts, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Jones Gulch Road, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Money, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jones Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ida Bell Mine Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Boy Scouts–Ida Bell Mine Road, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 904 ft
- Ida Bell Mine Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft
- Even Flow–Ida Bell Mine Road, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,252 ft
- Keystone Ski Area Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,426 ft
- Keystone Ski Area Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft
- Keystone Ski Area Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,522 ft
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