AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

County Road 27

7 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 26 min

County Road 27 is a 7-mile out-and-back near Rand, CO. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,458 – 8,636 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50335, -106.15477
Nearest town Rand, CO
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County Road 27

7 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 8,457–8,636 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.50335, -106.15477

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto County Road 27, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 2 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/county-road-27-out-back-11-km-b782

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.

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