Guinn Mountain–Guinn Mountain Trail, 5 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in James Peak Protection Area near Eldora, CO. The route reaches Guinn Mountain. It climbs 3,054 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,344 – 11,726 ft · steepest grade: 23%13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Jenny Creek Trail 39.93639, -105.57862
Nearest town Eldora, CO
Directions
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Guinn Mountain–Guinn Mountain Trail, 5 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 3,054 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Elevation 9,346–11,727 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Protection Area
Trailhead: Jenny Creek Trail · 39.93639, -105.57862
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 428 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jenny Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Guinn Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Guinn Mountain.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Rollins Pass Road, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Trailhead Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto High Lonesome Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Guinn Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Rollins Pass Trailhead Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Guinn Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
94% dirt1% boardwalk5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~224 min). Leave by 3:27 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 428 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Jenny Creek Trail Trailhead
- Powderhorn Glades & Lake Eldora Ski Road 1.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Jenny Creek Trail & Lake Eldora Ski Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 673 ft
- Gully Glades–Slot Trees, 5 groves 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,218 ft
- Gully Glades–Slot Trees Loop, 7 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,871 ft
- Guinn Mountain–Yankee Doodle Lake, 8 sights 12 mi · ▲ 2,745 ft
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