AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

County Road 27

8.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 2 hr 51 min

County Road 27 is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Rand, CO. It climbs 305 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,416 – 8,547 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53628, -106.19532
Nearest town Rand, CO
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County Road 27

8.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 8,417–8,549 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.53628, -106.19532

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 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. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.9 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-13-km-3953

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F49°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity40%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 79°51°
Mon 70°53° 25%
Tue 76°43°
Wed 78°47°
Thu 73°49° 16%
Fri 76°45° 22%

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 8:02 PM.

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