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Walker Ranch Park

Eldorado Canyon Trail & Ethel Harrold Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Eldorado Canyon Trail & Ethel Harrold Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Walker Ranch Park near Crescent, CO. It climbs 547 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,447 – 6,946 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95447, -105.32283
Nearest town Crescent, CO · Official trailhead info (bouldercounty.org)
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Eldorado Canyon Trail & Ethel Harrold Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 6,448–6,947 ft

Out & Back · Walker Ranch Park

Trailhead: 39.95447, -105.32283

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 12% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading S.
  6. 200 ftReach Ethel Harrold Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 400 ftArrive 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/eldorado-canyon-trail-ethel-harrold-road-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 85°F61°
Precip12%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 83°63°
Sun 85°59° 33%
Mon 82°61° 48%
Tue 79°57° 32%
Wed 78°56° 35%
Thu 85°60° 36%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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