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Dwights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Peak Seven West, CO. It climbs 573 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,794 – 10,332 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Troll Forest 39.48452, -106.05675
Nearest town Peak Seven West, CO

Directions

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Dwights

3.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 9,794–10,332 ft

Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Trailhead: Troll Forest · 39.48452, -106.05675

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Nordic Center stop 94 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Troll Forest, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Peaks Connection, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gluteus Maximus, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Peaks Connection, heading W.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Boec Road, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Game Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto Dwights, heading SW.
  16. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Game Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Boec Road, heading N.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Gluteus Maximus, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Morning Glory, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading NE.
  31. 0.3 miBear right onto Troll Forest, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 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

74% gravel24% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Nordic Center stop 94 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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