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County Road 569–Turks, 4 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. It climbs 2,098 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,994 – 11,523 ft · steepest grade: 31%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.47451, -106.01559
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO

Directions

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County Road 569–Turks, 4 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 2,098 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 9,994–11,522 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.47451, -106.01559

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Transit-accessible: Rock Ridge stop 414 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Country Boy Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto V3 Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto B&B Mine Trail, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Turks, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miSharp right onto Upper Turks, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto French Gulch Road, heading E.
  9. 1.5 miContinue straight onto County Road 569, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miReach V3 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto French Gulch Road, heading NW.
  12. 1.5 miSharp left onto Sally Barber Road, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Turks, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miSharp left onto Turks, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto B&B Mine Trail, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto V3 Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto Country Boy Road, heading SW.
  18. 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 surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F48°
Precip15%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sun 72°49° 16%
Mon 65°46° 38%
Tue 70°43° 35%
Wed 72°47° 44%
Thu 67°46° 39%
Fri 69°44° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Rock Ridge stop 414 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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