AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

C-470 Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 34 min

C-470 Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Ken Caryl, CO. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,620 – 5,876 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.56126, -105.10648
Nearest town Ken Caryl, CO
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C-470 Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 5,619–5,877 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.56126, -105.10648

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Nbound Kipling @ Remington Ave stop 416 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto C-470 Trail Access Spur, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto C-470 Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miReach C-470 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  33. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  34. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  38. 1.1 miTurn left onto C-470 Trail Access Spur, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/c-470-trail-out-back-7-km-ce6e

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Nbound Kipling @ Remington Ave stop 416 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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