AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Core Trail

3 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Core Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,704 – 8,852 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Core Trail 39.99291, -105.92867
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Core Trail

3 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 8,706–8,851 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Core Trail · 39.99291, -105.92867

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Core Trail, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1.5 miReach Core Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftArrive 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/core-trail-out-back-5-km-f4ec

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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