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Deadass–Left Hand Main Trail, 4 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 2,166 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Deadass–Left Hand Main Trail, 4 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Springdale, CO. It climbs 2,166 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,227 – 8,206 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Golden Age Road 40.12619, -105.36047
Nearest town Springdale, CO
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Deadass–Left Hand Main Trail, 4 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 2,166 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 6,228–8,204 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Golden Age Road · 40.12619, -105.36047

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Golden Age Road, heading E.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Fairview Peak Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto South Fairview Road, heading E.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto East Golden Age Spur Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto The Grind, heading S.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Wrong Turn Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Grind, heading E.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto David Lee Roth Exit Trail, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Left Hand Main Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community College, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto M&M, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Hand Main Trail, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeline Connector, heading E.
  15. 450 ftBear right onto Lower Ridge Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Deadass, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dead Pete, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Skinny Pete, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Left Hand Main Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 200 ftReach Left Hand Main Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Skinny Pete, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dead Pete, heading E.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Deadass, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Ridge Road, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Ridgeline Connector, heading NW.
  28. 450 ftContinue straight onto Left Hand Main Trail, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto M&M, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Community College, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Hand Main Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.3 miContinue straight onto David Lee Roth Exit Trail, heading W.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto The Grind, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wrong Turn Trail, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Grind, heading W.
  36. 1 miTurn left onto East Golden Age Spur Road, heading N.
  37. 0.4 miContinue straight onto South Fairview Road, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fairview Peak Road, heading NW.
  39. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Golden Age Road, heading W.
  40. 50 ftArrive 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/deadass-out-back

Trail surface

66% dirt2% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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