Colorado Trail (Segment 2) via Raleigh Peak Road is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near South Platte, CO. It climbs 2,451 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,099 – 7,783 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 1) 1776 39.40042, -105.16796
Nearest town South Platte, CO
Directions
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Colorado Trail (Segment 2) via Raleigh Peak Road
11.7 mi · ▲ 2,451 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,100–7,784 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 1) 1776 · 39.40042, -105.16796
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 60° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gudy Gaskill Bridge, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Raleigh Peak Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 2) 1776, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 2), heading NW.
- 3 miReach Colorado Trail (Segment 2), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 2) 1776, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Raleigh Peak Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Gudy Gaskill Bridge, heading NE.
- 1.6 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
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F60°
Feels like82°Precip15%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
87°62°
15%
Sun
88°63°
19%
Mon
88°63°
30%
Tue
86°59°
42%
Wed
80°57°
45%
Thu
88°59°
38%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~181 min). Leave by 4:08 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Colorado Trail (Segment 1) 1776 Trailhead
- Raleigh Peak Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft
- Raleigh Peak Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,154 ft
- Chickadee Trail & North Fork Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,748 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 1) 1776 15.8 mi · ▲ 3,175 ft
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