AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buckingham Park

Canyon Rim Trail & GZA

2.7 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Canyon Rim Trail & GZA is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Park near Lazy Acres, CO. It climbs 566 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,336 – 6,795 ft · steepest grade: 32%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canyon Rim Trail 40.10247, -105.34176
Nearest town Lazy Acres, CO
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Canyon Rim Trail & GZA

2.7 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 6,335–6,795 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Park

Trailhead: Canyon Rim Trail · 40.10247, -105.34176

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 87°F / low 63° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Canyon Rim Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Canyon Rim, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto GZA, heading N.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftSharp left onto David Lee Roth Exit Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miReach Canyon Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto GZA, heading SE.
  11. 500 ftBear right onto Canyon Rim, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Canyon Rim Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 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/canyon-rim-trail-gza-out-back

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 87°F63°
Feels like79°Precip9%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 85°65°
Sun 87°61° 32%
Mon 86°64° 35%
Tue 82°59° 24%
Wed 83°57° 32%
Thu 88°61° 35%

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