Cumberland Gap Road & Winiger Ridge Trail
7 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Cumberland Gap Road & Winiger Ridge Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Aspen Meadows, CO. It climbs 1,268 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,605 – 8,383 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Winiger Ridge Road 39.96080, -105.39559
Nearest town Aspen Meadows, CO
Directions
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Cumberland Gap Road & Winiger Ridge Trail
7 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 7,606–8,383 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Winiger Ridge Road · 39.96080, -105.39559
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 5% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Winiger Ridge Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Winiger Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cumberland Gap Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Winiger Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Winiger Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading E.
- 0.6 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
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F60°
Precip5%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
78°54°
30%
Mon
81°58°
39%
Tue
78°54°
32%
Wed
81°55°
37%
Thu
83°58°
32%
Fri
83°54°
26%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Winiger Ridge Road Trailhead
- Winiger Ridge Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 604 ft
- Gross Reservoir via Winiger Ridge Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 895 ft
- Cumberland Gap Road & Winiger Ridge Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 876 ft
- Twin Sisters Peak–Gross Reservoir, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft
- Basco Spur–Basco, 3 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,490 ft
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