AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

County Road 27

14.5 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 5 hr 6 min

County Road 27 is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Rand, CO. It climbs 517 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,458 – 8,714 ft14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51864, -106.13968
Nearest town Rand, CO
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County Road 27

14.5 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 8,457–8,715 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.51864, -106.13968

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto County Road 27, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/county-road-27-out-back-23-km-26bc

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F51°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat 77°55°
Sun 78°57°
Mon 70°52° 28%
Tue 76°46°
Wed 80°50° 18%
Thu 77°51° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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