Eldorado Canyon Trail–West Face Redgarden Climbing Access Trail, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Eldorado Canyon State Park near Eldorado Springs, CO. It climbs 2,906 ft, with sections as steep as 68% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,929 – 7,126 ft · steepest grade: 68%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Eldorado Canyon Trail 39.93083, -105.29411
Nearest town Eldorado Springs, CO
Directions
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Eldorado Canyon Trail–West Face Redgarden Climbing Access Trail, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 2,906 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 5,930–7,125 ft
Out & Back · Eldorado Canyon State Park
Trailhead: Eldorado Canyon Trail · 39.93083, -105.29411
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 87°F / low 66° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 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.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto West Face Redgarden Climbing Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Eldorado Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 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 surface
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 87°F66°
Precip5%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
84°61°
25%
Mon
82°66°
40%
Tue
84°62°
29%
Wed
86°61°
34%
Thu
86°65°
30%
Fri
89°61°
23%
Good to know
- 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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