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Claim Jumper–Easy Money, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Claim Jumper–Easy Money, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Central City, CO. It climbs 577 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,472 – 9,039 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80831, -105.51445
Nearest town Central City, CO
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Claim Jumper–Easy Money, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 8,471–9,038 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.80831, -105.51445

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Belden Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Quartz Valley Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fast Money, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paymaster, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast Money, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paymaster, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Claim Jumper, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Paymaster, heading E.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Claim Jumper, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Claim Jumper Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Claim Jumper, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Easy Money, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fast Money, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Easy Money, heading E.
  19. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 300 ftTurn left onto Quartz Valley Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fast Money, heading S.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Quartz Valley Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Belden Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 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/claim-jumper-easy-money-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

83% dirt11% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 75°F56°
Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 73°56° 42%
Mon 77°55° 47%
Tue 75°52° 47%
Wed 78°54° 44%
Thu 75°54° 37%
Fri 78°51° 30%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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