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Eckholt Lake–Buckeye Mountain Road, 5 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,168 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Eckholt Lake–Buckeye Mountain Road, 5 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Rollinsville, CO. The route reaches Eckholt Lake. It climbs 1,168 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,662 – 9,607 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Service Camp Road 39.91983, -105.52484
Nearest town Rollinsville, CO
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Eckholt Lake–Buckeye Mountain Road, 5 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,168 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 8,661–9,606 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Service Camp Road · 39.91983, -105.52484

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Forest Service Camp Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rollinsville, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miPass Eckholt Lake.
  4. 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Schoolbus Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto South Tennessee Mountain Spur, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Buckeye Mountain Road, heading E.
  10. 1 miSharp right onto Forest Service Camp Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miArrive 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/eckholt-lake-eckholt-lake-out-back-6-sights-7-km

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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