AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

C-470 Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 45 min

C-470 Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Ken Caryl, CO. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,656 – 5,886 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57976, -105.13609
Nearest town Ken Caryl, CO
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Directions

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C-470 Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 5,658–5,885 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.57976, -105.13609

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 64° · precip 17% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Ken Caryl Ave Path, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftSharp left onto C-470 Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left onto Kipling Pkwy Sidepath, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left onto Kipling Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kipling Pkwy Sidepath, heading NE.
  31. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right onto C-470 Trail, heading S.
  35. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  39. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  40. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  44. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  47. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  49. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ken Caryl Ave Path, heading W.
  50. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  51. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  54. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  55. 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-8-km-8663

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F64°
Precip17%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°62°
Mon 84°62° 37%
Tue 87°63° 23%
Wed 87°61° 21%
Thu 89°60° 18%
Fri 87°62°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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