Crags Hotel Ruins & RattleSnake Gulch Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Eldorado Canyon State Park near Eldorado Springs, CO. The route reaches Crags Hotel Ruins at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 645 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,067 – 6,716 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92965, -105.29033
Nearest town Eldorado Springs, CO
Directions
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Crags Hotel Ruins & RattleSnake Gulch Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 6,066–6,715 ft
Out & Back · Eldorado Canyon State Park
Trailhead: 39.92965, -105.29033
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 62° · precip 10% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Eldorado Canyon Visitor Center stop 371 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on RattleSnake Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach Crags Hotel Ruins, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 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
98% dirt2% boardwalk
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F62°
Feels like80°Precip10%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
89°70°
Sun
87°62°
30%
Mon
84°67°
49%
Tue
84°64°
32%
Wed
81°60°
35%
Thu
89°63°
35%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eldorado Canyon Visitor Center stop 371 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Shirttail Peak–Fowler West Viewpoint, 3 summits 2.3 mi · ▲ 1,526 ft
- Continental Divide Overlook & RattleSnake Gulch Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 733 ft
- Fowler West Viewpoint–Fowler West Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Fowler West Viewpoint–Fisherman's Access Trail, 5 sights 14 mi · ▲ 4,231 ft
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