Eldorado Canyon Trail–Ethel Harrold Road, 3 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 2,683 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Eldorado Canyon Trail–Ethel Harrold Road, 3 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Walker Ranch Park near Eldorado Springs, CO. It climbs 2,683 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Eldorado Canyon Trail–Ethel Harrold Road, 3 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 2,683 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 6,082–7,301 ft
Out & Back · Walker Ranch Park
Trailhead: Eldorado Canyon Trail · 39.93083, -105.29411
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Eldorado Canyon Visitor Center stop 56 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 3.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading N.
- 2.5 miReach Eldorado Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 3 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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- Transit-accessible: Eldorado Canyon Visitor Center stop 56 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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