Guernsey Road & Well Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Jefferson, CO. It climbs 1,990 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi9,735 – 10,378 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 39.41290, -105.75888
Nearest town Jefferson, CO
Directions
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Guernsey Road & Well Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)
13.6 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Elevation 9,734–10,377 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 6) · 39.41290, -105.75888
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 46° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Well Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading NW.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Wahl Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Guernsey Road, heading SE.
- 3.2 miReach Well Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto Wahl Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading S.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Well Road, heading SE.
- 500 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
42% dirt58% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F46°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
72°51°
16%
Sun
72°52°
28%
Mon
69°50°
39%
Tue
70°45°
31%
Wed
71°47°
50%
Thu
73°47°
47%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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