Colorado Trail (Segment 1) & Colorado Trail Connection
8 mi · ▲ 1,822 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Colorado Trail (Segment 1) & Colorado Trail Connection is an 8-mile out-and-back in Roxborough State Park near Roxborough, CO. It climbs 1,822 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,204 – 6,723 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.44253, -105.08300
Nearest town Roxborough, CO
Directions
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Colorado Trail (Segment 1) & Colorado Trail Connection
8 mi · ▲ 1,822 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 6,204–6,723 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail Connection, heading SW.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 1 Waterton Canyon Alternative), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 1), heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Colorado Trail Connection, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 1 Waterton Canyon Alternative), heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail Connection, heading SE.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading N.
- 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 surface
83% dirt17% 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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- Roxborough Connection Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 655 ft
- Roxborough Connection Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft
- Carpenter Peak & Carpenter Peak Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 962 ft
- Fountain Valley Overlook–Carpenter Peak Trail, 3 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,848 ft
- Bear Canyon Trail & Carpenter Peak Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft
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