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Chantilly Trail–Extension Mill Road, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Chantilly Trail–Extension Mill Road, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. It climbs 349 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi10,128 – 10,302 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Detroit Placer Loop Road 39.49392, -106.02682
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
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Chantilly Trail–Extension Mill Road, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 10,129–10,302 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Detroit Placer Loop Road · 39.49392, -106.02682

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: Vista Point stop 768 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Detroit Placer Loop Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Extension Mill Road, heading N.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto One Step Over Cabin Trail, heading N.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Extension Mill Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Fall Classic Trail, heading N.
  6. 300 ftBear left onto Hard Luck Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Fall Classic Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Western SkyTrail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading S.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Western SkyTrail, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chantilly Trail, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftReach One Step Over Cabin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Western SkyTrail, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading N.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Western SkyTrail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto Fall Classic Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miBear left onto Hard Luck Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Fall Classic Trail, heading E.
  20. 300 ftBear right onto Extension Mill Road, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto One Step Over Cabin Trail, heading S.
  22. 500 ftContinue straight onto Extension Mill Road, heading S.
  23. 300 ftSharp right onto Detroit Placer Loop Road, heading S.
  24. 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/chantilly-trail-extension-mill-road-out-back-6-sights-7-km

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F48°
Precip12%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity43%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 72°48°
Mon 66°45° 34%
Tue 71°43° 24%
Wed 73°46° 39%
Thu 67°45° 35%
Fri 70°43° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vista Point stop 768 m from the trailhead

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