Cat Walk Trees & Divide Trail
9 mi · ▲ 2,973 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Cat Walk Trees & Divide Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Keystone, CO. The route reaches Cat Walk Trees at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 2,973 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cat Walk Trees & Divide Trail
9 mi · ▲ 2,973 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 11,119–12,535 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Divide Trail · 39.68211, -105.93238
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Divide Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Cat Walk Trees, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Divide Trail Trailhead
- Divide Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 897 ft
- Divide Trail & Loveland Upper Access Road Spur 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,994 ft
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