Boy Scouts–Ida Bell Mine Road, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 904 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Boy Scouts–Ida Bell Mine Road, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Keystone, CO. It climbs 904 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,594 – 10,292 ft · steepest grade: 37%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.60307, -105.92776
Nearest town Keystone, CO

Directions

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Boy Scouts–Ida Bell Mine Road, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 904 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 9,592–10,292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.60307, -105.92776

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 45° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Ida Bell Mine Road, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Gulch Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Money, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Jones Gulch Road, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Boy Scouts, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miReach Ida Bell Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Jones Gulch Road, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftSharp left onto Money, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Jones Gulch Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ida Bell Mine Road, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F45°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 74°49° 22%
Sun 74°51° 45%
Mon 65°50° 41%
Tue 71°46° 26%
Wed 74°49° 42%
Thu 74°49° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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