Gross Reservoir & Gross Reservoir Road via Winiger Ridge Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 840 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Gross Reservoir & Gross Reservoir Road via Winiger Ridge Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Aspen Meadows, CO. The route reaches Gross Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 840 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,287 – 7,868 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96000, -105.40359
Nearest town Aspen Meadows, CO
Directions
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Gross Reservoir & Gross Reservoir Road via Winiger Ridge Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 840 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 7,286–7,867 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.96000, -105.40359
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Winiger Spur Road, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Winiger Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Winiger Spur Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Gross Reservoir Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Gross Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Winiger Spur Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Winiger Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Winiger Spur Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 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
33% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM
More from this trailhead
- Winiger Ridge Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- Winiger Ridge Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 599 ft
- Winiger Ridge Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,058 ft
- Winiger Ridge Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 820 ft
- Winiger Ridge Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 820 ft
- Winiger Ridge Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 763 ft
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