AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crystal Mountain Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 540 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Crystal Mountain Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Glen Haven, CO. It climbs 540 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,376 – 8,777 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51664, -105.40258
Nearest town Glen Haven, CO
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Crystal Mountain Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 540 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 8,377–8,776 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.51664, -105.40258

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto North Crystal Mountain Road, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Crystal Mountain Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.4 miReach Crystal Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right onto North Crystal Mountain Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 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/crystal-mountain-road-out-back-8-km

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 76°F60°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 74°52° 23%
Mon 76°56° 18%
Tue 79°50° 25%
Wed 77°53° 32%
Thu 73°54° 27%
Fri 80°51° 24%

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