Cannon Mountain–Canyon Mountain Spur, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,260 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Cannon Mountain–Canyon Mountain Spur, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Balarat, CO. The route reaches Cannon Mountain. It climbs 2,260 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,900 – 8,501 ft · steepest grade: 25%9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Long Gulch Road 40.16765, -105.38905
Nearest town Balarat, CO
Directions
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Cannon Mountain–Canyon Mountain Spur, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,260 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 6,900–8,500 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Long Gulch Road · 40.16765, -105.38905
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Long Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Canyon Mountain Spur, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cannon Mountain Spur, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cannon Mountain, heading SW.
- 1.3 miPass Cannon Mountain.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Miller Rock, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Cannon Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cannon Mountain, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Cannon Mountain Spur, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Canyon Mountain Spur, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Long Gulch Road, heading E.
- 1.7 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 83°F62°
Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
80°56°
24%
Mon
83°60°
23%
Tue
80°56°
32%
Wed
84°57°
32%
Thu
81°58°
31%
Fri
86°56°
26%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Long Gulch Road Trailhead
- Canyon Mountain Spur & Long Gulch Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,108 ft
- Cannon Mountain Spur–Canyon Mountain Spur, 3 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,898 ft
- Cannon Mountain Ditch–Cannon Mountain, 4 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,362 ft
- Miller Rock–Cannon Mountain Ditch, 9 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 3,274 ft
- Lyon's Bathtub–Cannon Mountain Ditch, 5 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 3,352 ft
- Minnie Lake–Cannon Mountain Ditch, 6 sights 14.6 mi · ▲ 3,467 ft
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