Cuthroat Lane–Old Morrill Trail Loop, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Cuthroat Lane–Old Morrill Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile loop near Box Prairie, CO. It climbs 514 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,003 – 9,531 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pingree Park Road 40.57033, -105.58832
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO

Directions

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Cuthroat Lane–Old Morrill Trail Loop, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 9,001–9,532 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Pingree Park Road · 40.57033, -105.58832

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 50° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pingree Park Road, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Morrill Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Emmaline Lake Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.2 miReach Pingree Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left onto Cuthroat Lane, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Rainbow Brook Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miBear right onto Pingree Park Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

27% gravel9% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F50°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 77°53°
Sun 76°54° 33%
Mon 70°55° 20%
Tue 74°51° 22%
Wed 74°50° 32%
Thu 77°53° 40%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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