AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crown Point Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 56 min

Crown Point Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Frisco, CO. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,095 – 9,200 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainbow Lake 39.56937, -106.08526
Nearest town Frisco, CO
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Crown Point Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 56 min

Elevation 9,093–9,199 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rainbow Lake · 39.56937, -106.08526

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Community Center stop 288 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Rainbow Lake, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Temple Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Summit County Recpath, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Buzz Saw, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Summit County Recpath, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crown Point Road, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crown Point Road, heading E.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crown Point Road, heading E.
  17. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lakeshore Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crown Point Road, heading NE.
  21. 300 ftContinue straight onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Crown Point Road, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Summit County Recpath, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Buzz Saw, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Summit County Recpath, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  32. 450 ftSharp left onto Temple Trail, heading SW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rainbow Lake, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftArrive 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/crown-point-road-out-back-4-km-a359

Trail surface

63% paved13% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Community Center stop 288 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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