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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

  1. Start on Well Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading NW.
  3. 2.7 miTurn right onto Wahl Road, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right onto Guernsey Road, heading SE.
  5. 3.2 miReach Well Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.2 miSharp left onto Wahl Road, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading S.
  8. 2.7 miTurn left onto Well Road, heading SE.
  9. 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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