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Chantilly Viewpoint–Back Door Trail, 10 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,233 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Chantilly Viewpoint–Back Door Trail, 10 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. The route reaches Chantilly Viewpoint. It climbs 1,233 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,705 – 10,801 ft · steepest grade: 15%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Betty's Trail 39.48627, -106.02844
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
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Chantilly Viewpoint–Back Door Trail, 10 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,233 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 9,707–10,800 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Betty's Trail · 39.48627, -106.02844

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

Transit-accessible: Little Red Schoolhouse stop 23 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Betty's Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prospect Trail, heading E.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miBear left onto Prospect Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miReach Chantilly Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftSharp right onto Side Door Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left onto Screen Door Trail, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear right onto Back Door Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fuller Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sawmill Road, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Southern Cross Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.9 miBear left onto Fall Classic Trail, heading W.
  20. 300 ftBear left onto Hard Luck Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Fall Classic Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Western SkyTrail, heading W.
  24. 150 ftBear left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading W.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Western SkyTrail, heading W.
  26. 300 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miSharp right onto Chantilly Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miPass Chantilly Viewpoint.
  29. 150 ftSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SE.
  30. 0.8 miSharp right onto Prospect Trail, heading E.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading S.
  33. 150 ftTurn right onto Betty's Trail, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 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-viewpoint-back-door-trail-out-back-11-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt39% 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: Little Red Schoolhouse stop 23 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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