Deer Creek Road–Radical Hill Road, 3 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 2,554 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Deer Creek Road–Radical Hill Road, 3 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 2,554 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Deer Creek Road–Radical Hill Road, 3 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 2,554 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 10,536–12,607 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Webster Pass Road · 39.56792, -105.86034
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 18% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Webster Pass Road, heading SE.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 2.5 miBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Webster Pass Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Webster Pass Road, heading NE.
- 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~162 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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