Bunce School Road–Lower Basin, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Bunce School Road–Lower Basin, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Peaceful Valley, CO. It climbs 662 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,580 – 9,243 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bunce School Road 40.13175, -105.50931
Nearest town Peaceful Valley, CO

Directions

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Bunce School Road–Lower Basin, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 8,579–9,244 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bunce School Road · 40.13175, -105.50931

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 56° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bunce School Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Lower Basin, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miReach Bunce School Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miBear right onto Upper Basin, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Bunce School Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 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

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F56°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°55° 3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 76°58° 15%
Sun 73°50° 47%
Mon 74°55° 36%
Tue 75°51° 28%
Wed 76°51° 35%
Thu 79°55° 39%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead