Burro Trail–Crystal Lake Road, 5 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,346 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Burro Trail–Crystal Lake Road, 5 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. It climbs 2,346 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,974 – 11,254 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spruce Creek Trail 39.43701, -106.05068
Nearest town Blue River, CO
Directions
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Burro Trail–Crystal Lake Road, 5 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,346 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Elevation 9,976–11,253 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Spruce Creek Trail · 39.43701, -106.05068
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Rustic Terrace stop 596 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spruce Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Burro Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wanderer, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Falcon Chair Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Spruce Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wanderer, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Burro Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading SW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Spruce Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 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
94% dirt5% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rustic Terrace stop 596 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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