Gross Reservoir via Winiger Ridge Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Gross Reservoir via Winiger Ridge Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Aspen Meadows, CO. The route reaches Gross Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 895 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gross Reservoir via Winiger Ridge Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 7,294–7,838 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Winiger Ridge Road · 39.96080, -105.39559
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 5% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Winiger Ridge Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Winiger Spur Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Winiger Spur Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Gross Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Winiger Spur Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Winiger Spur Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Winiger Ridge Road Trailhead
- Winiger Ridge Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 604 ft
- Cumberland Gap Road & Winiger Ridge Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 876 ft
- Twin Sisters Peak–Gross Reservoir, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft
- Cumberland Gap Road & Winiger Ridge Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft
- Basco Spur–Basco, 3 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,490 ft
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