Cannon Mountain Ditch–Ceran St. Vrain Trail, 6 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,446 ft · 5 hr 41 min
Cannon Mountain Ditch–Ceran St. Vrain Trail, 6 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Bark Ranch, CO. It climbs 2,446 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,307 – 8,435 ft · steepest grade: 25%13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ceran St. Vrain Trail 40.12442, -105.44214
Nearest town Bark Ranch, CO
Directions
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Cannon Mountain Ditch–Ceran St. Vrain Trail, 6 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,446 ft · 5 hr 41 min
Elevation 7,306–8,435 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ceran St. Vrain Trail · 40.12442, -105.44214
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ceran St. Vrain Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Miller Rock, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cannon Mountain Ditch, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cannon Mountain, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Cannon Mountain Ditch, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Ceran St. Vrain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cannon Mountain, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Long Gulch Spur, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Headache, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Miller Rock, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Miller Rock Descent, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Miller Rock, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ceran St. Vrain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 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
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 76°F60°
Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
73°52°
32%
Mon
76°55°
25%
Tue
79°52°
34%
Wed
80°54°
34%
Thu
76°54°
32%
Fri
79°52°
27%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Miller Rock–Ceran St. Vrain Trail, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 934 ft
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