Caribou Road
3 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Caribou Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. It climbs 632 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,007 – 10,381 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Anchor Cutoff 39.98106, -105.57866
Nearest town Eldora, CO
Directions
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Caribou Road
3 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 10,007–10,380 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Anchor Cutoff · 39.98106, -105.57866
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 20% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Caribou Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Klondine Cutoff, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Mountain Spur, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Klondine Cutoff, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Caribou Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 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
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F51°
Precip20%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity33%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
69°55°
19%
Sun
67°51°
40%
Mon
67°48°
33%
Tue
69°46°
31%
Wed
70°47°
39%
Thu
70°48°
34%
More from Anchor Cutoff Trailhead
- Klondine East via Caribou Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Gate Closure Bypass 2.1 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- East Pomeroy Loop & Pomeroy Mountain 2.5 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Anchor Mine Road 3 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Caribou Park Spur & Coon Trail 3 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Caribou Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 690 ft
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