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Cannon Mountain Ditch & Cannon Mountain

3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Cannon Mountain Ditch & Cannon Mountain is a 3-mile out-and-back near Balarat, CO. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,134 – 8,166 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cannon Mountain Ditch 40.14065, -105.39471
Nearest town Balarat, CO
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Cannon Mountain Ditch & Cannon Mountain

3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 8,134–8,166 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cannon Mountain Ditch · 40.14065, -105.39471

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Cannon Mountain Ditch, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cannon Mountain, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Cannon Mountain Ditch, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach Cannon Mountain Ditch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cannon Mountain, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Cannon Mountain Ditch, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miArrive 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/cannon-mountain-ditch-cannon-mountain-out-back-5-km-b82f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F62°
Precip6%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 76°53° 28%
Mon 79°56° 24%
Tue 76°52° 33%
Wed 80°53° 33%
Thu 77°54° 31%
Fri 82°52° 27%

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