Elk Mountain Road & Old Corral Peak Test Road

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,427 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Elk Mountain Road & Old Corral Peak Test Road is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. It climbs 2,427 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,842 – 10,726 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.17261, -106.14056
Nearest town Hot Sulphur Springs, CO

Directions

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Elk Mountain Road & Old Corral Peak Test Road

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,427 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Elevation 8,842–10,727 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.17261, -106.14056

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 69°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right onto Elk Mountain Road, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left onto Old Corral Peak Test Road, heading SE.
  5. 2.3 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miReach Elk Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left onto Elk Mountain Road, heading SE.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 1.8 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

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 69°F45°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 69°49°
Sun 71°49°
Mon 65°46°
Tue 72°39°
Wed 74°42°
Thu 73°42° 22%

Sunset

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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