Eldorado Mountain & Mineral Mountain via Caribou Road
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,353 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Eldorado Mountain & Mineral Mountain via Caribou Road is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Nederland, CO. The route passes Eldorado Mountain and Mineral Mountain. It climbs 2,353 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,491 – 10,381 ft · steepest grade: 23%11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96491, -105.53698
Nearest town Nederland, CO
Directions
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Eldorado Mountain & Mineral Mountain via Caribou Road
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,353 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 8,492–10,380 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.96491, -105.53698
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Colorado and North Western R. R, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miPass Eldorado Mountain.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miPass Mineral Mountain.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Caribou Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Klondine Cutoff, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Mountain Spur, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Anchor Cutoff, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Eldorado Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Bald Mountain Spur, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Klondine Cutoff, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Caribou Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Colorado and North Western R. R, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 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
27% dirt73% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F60°
Precip13%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
74°54°
40%
Mon
76°54°
36%
Tue
77°52°
32%
Wed
79°54°
40%
Thu
78°53°
34%
Fri
77°51°
30%
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