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Crook's Nook–Elk Trail, 5 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,811 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Crook's Nook–Elk Trail, 5 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Jamestown, CO. It climbs 2,811 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,317 – 8,836 ft · steepest grade: 30%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: FS 208.1A 40.12085, -105.39899
Nearest town Jamestown, CO
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Crook's Nook–Elk Trail, 5 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,811 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Elevation 7,316–8,837 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: FS 208.1A · 40.12085, -105.39899

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on FS 208.1A, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1 miSharp right onto Walker Mountain, heading N.
  4. 3.2 miTurn right onto Elk Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Walker Mountain, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Crook's Nook, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nugget Road, heading S.
  8. 250 ftReach FS 208.1A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crook's Nook, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Walker Mountain, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto Elk Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Walker Mountain, heading NW.
  14. 3.2 miSharp left onto FS 208.1, heading SE.
  15. 1 miTurn left onto FS 208.1A, heading NE.
  16. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fs-208-1-out-back-19-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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