Eccles Pass–Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail, 3 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 3,395 ft · 6 hr 16 min
Eccles Pass–Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail, 3 sights is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. The route reaches Eccles Pass. It climbs 3,395 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Eccles Pass–Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail, 3 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 3,395 ft · 6 hr 16 min
Elevation 8,982–11,918 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail · 39.65156, -106.09807
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 46° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: North Side Circle stop 714 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Gore Range Trail, heading SW.
- 4.7 miPass Eccles Pass.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Eccles Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 4.6 miBear right onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: North Side Circle stop 714 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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