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Guinn Mountain–Yankee Doodle Lake, 8 sights

12 mi · ▲ 2,745 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Guinn Mountain–Yankee Doodle Lake, 8 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. The route passes Guinn Mountain and Yankee Doodle Lake. It climbs 2,745 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,328 – 11,221 ft · steepest grade: 27%12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jenny Creek Trailhead 39.93833, -105.57644
Nearest town Eldora, CO
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Guinn Mountain–Yankee Doodle Lake, 8 sights

12 mi · ▲ 2,745 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 9,327–11,220 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Jenny Creek Trailhead · 39.93833, -105.57644

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 22% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 601 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jenny Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Guinn Mountain Trail, heading W.
  6. 2.1 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miPass Guinn Mountain.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Boulder Wagon Road Spur, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading W.
  11. 400 ftPass Yankee Doodle Lake.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading NW.
  13. 2.1 miTurn right onto Guinn Mountain Spur Road, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Creek, heading E.
  15. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 2.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miBear left onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/guinn-mountain-yankee-doodle-lake-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 73°F50°
Precip22%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity38%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 70°51° 22%
Sun 75°52° 56%
Mon 70°51° 46%
Tue 73°48° 37%
Wed 73°49° 41%
Thu 73°51° 44%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 601 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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