Excelsior Trail–Ormes Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 748 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Excelsior Trail–Ormes Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. It climbs 748 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Excelsior Trail–Ormes Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 748 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 9,213–9,796 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Royal Buffalo Trail · 39.62152, -106.10032
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 43° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Buffalo Ridge stop 385 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Royal Buffalo Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Ormes Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Leopold Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Excelsior Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Leopold Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Royal Buffalo 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.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Buffalo Ridge stop 385 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Royal Buffalo Trail Trailhead
- Leopold Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Leopold Trail–Ormes Trail, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Mesa Cortina Trail–Ormes Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Sacred Buffalo–Buffalo Mountain Trail, 4 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 3,322 ft
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