Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Hang Ten via Morning Glory

2.2 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 53 min

Hang Ten via Morning Glory is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Peak Seven West, CO. It climbs 285 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,735 – 9,902 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Troll Forest 39.48452, -106.05675
Nearest town Peak Seven West, CO

Directions

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Hang Ten via Morning Glory

2.2 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 53 min

Elevation 9,735–9,900 ft

Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Trailhead: Troll Forest · 39.48452, -106.05675

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 41° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Transit-accessible: Nordic Center stop 94 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Troll Forest, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading N.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hang Ten, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Hang Ten, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Troll Forest, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

45% gravel25% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F41°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 73°48° 19%
Sun 78°49° 31%
Mon 65°49° 41%
Tue 71°45° 21%
Wed 75°47° 41%
Thu 75°48° 45%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Nordic Center stop 94 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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