Fraser River & Hallett's Peak Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. The route reaches Fraser River at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,032 – 8,373 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hallett's Peak Trail 40.04741, -105.90585
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
Directions
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Fraser River & Hallett's Peak Trail
5 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 8,031–8,372 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hallett's Peak Trail · 40.04741, -105.90585
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 43° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Hallett's Peak Trail, heading N.
- 2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto North Ranch Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Fraser River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt1% paved14% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F43°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity36%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
76°55°
Sun
77°55°
Mon
70°52°
17%
Tue
77°48°
16%
Wed
80°51°
32%
Thu
77°50°
36%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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