Caribou Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Caribou Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. It climbs 803 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,817 – 10,381 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bald Mountain Spur 39.98135, -105.58851

Nearest town Eldora, CO

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Caribou Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 9,818–10,380 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bald Mountain Spur · 39.98135, -105.58851

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 18% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Start on Bald Mountain Spur, heading W.
0.5 miContinue straight onto Klondine Cutoff, heading E.
0.2 miTurn left onto Caribou Road, heading E.
0.8 miBear left, heading E.
150 ftContinue straight onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading NE.
50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
0.7 miBear right onto Caribou Road, heading SW.
0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
50 ftContinue straight onto Klondine Cutoff, heading W.
0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Mountain Spur, heading N.
0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Overcast70°F50°

Precip18%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity33%

Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago

Hourly temperatureRain chance

70°50°

6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM7:31 PM

Sat 69°54° 19%

Sun 66°50° 40%

Mon 66°48° 33%

Tue 69°45° 29%

Wed 69°46° 39%

Thu 69°47° 34%

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