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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Ida Bell Mine Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Money, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Jones Gulch Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Boy Scouts, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Ida Bell Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Jones Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Money, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jones Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ida Bell Mine Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 1.7 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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