Elk Mountain–Elk Mountain Road, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elk Mountain–Elk Mountain Road, 3 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. The route reaches Elk Mountain at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,694 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Elk Mountain–Elk Mountain Road, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 9,772–11,391 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Corral Peak Test Road · 40.15677, -106.15365
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start on Old Corral Peak Test Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Elk Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miReach Elk Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Old Corral Peak Test Road, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.
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