Cumberland Gap Road & Winiger Ridge Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Cumberland Gap Road & Winiger Ridge Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Aspen Meadows, CO. It climbs 876 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,605 – 8,222 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.0 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

4.9 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 7,606–8,222 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

  1. Start on Winiger Ridge Road, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Winiger Spur Road, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Cumberland Gap Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miReach Cumberland Gap Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miSharp left onto Winiger Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miSharp left onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading E.
  12. 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

22% dirt78% 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

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