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Donner Hill Trail via Lookout Mountain Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 3,068 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Donner Hill Trail via Lookout Mountain Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Box Prairie, CO. It climbs 3,068 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,596 – 10,256 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crystal Mountain Road 40.54493, -105.41608
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO
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Donner Hill Trail via Lookout Mountain Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 3,068 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Elevation 8,595–10,258 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Crystal Mountain Road · 40.54493, -105.41608

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 80°F / low 54° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.7 miBear right onto Crystal Mountain Top Road, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Donner Pass Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.6 miBear left onto Donner Hill Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Ballard Road, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Ballard Spur Road, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftReach Donner Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto Ballard Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Donner Hill Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miBear right onto Donner Pass Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.6 miTurn left onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading E.
  14. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Crystal Mountain Top Road, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/donner-hill-trail-out-back-22-km

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 80°F54°
Precip4%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 77°57°
Sun 77°57° 29%
Mon 74°57° 23%
Tue 75°52° 23%
Wed 74°51° 33%
Thu 81°55° 39%

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