Crows Nest
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Crows Nest is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Gold Hill, CO. The route reaches Crows Nest at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,093 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,897 – 8,554 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Trail 40.06424, -105.40865
Nearest town Gold Hill, CO
Directions
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Crows Nest
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 7,897–8,553 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Trail · 40.06424, -105.40865
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 57° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Crows Nest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
22% gravel78% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F57°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
77°61°
Sun
76°53°
33%
Mon
78°57°
29%
Tue
74°52°
34%
Wed
74°51°
35%
Thu
81°56°
32%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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