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Roxborough State Park

Colorado Trail Connection & Stevens Gulch Road

11.3 mi · ▲ 2,811 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Colorado Trail Connection & Stevens Gulch Road is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Roxborough State Park near Roxborough, CO. It climbs 2,811 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,204 – 7,710 ft · steepest grade: 27%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.44253, -105.08300
Nearest town Roxborough, CO
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Colorado Trail Connection & Stevens Gulch Road

11.3 mi · ▲ 2,811 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,204–7,711 ft

Out & Back · Roxborough State Park

Trailhead: 39.44253, -105.08300

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail Connection, heading SW.
  4. 1.9 miTurn left onto Stevens Gulch Road, heading S.
  5. 1.9 miReach Colorado Trail Connection, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail Connection, heading NW.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.8 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/colorado-trail-connection-out-back

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Feels like82°Precip14%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 87°67° 15%
Sun 88°62° 21%
Mon 87°62° 29%
Tue 86°58° 39%
Wed 79°57° 41%
Thu 87°59° 35%

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