Hermit Placer Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. It climbs 708 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,712 – 10,434 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.47451, -106.01559
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
Directions
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Hermit Placer Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 9,712–10,434 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.47451, -106.01559
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Rock Ridge stop 414 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Barney Ford Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Barney Flow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barney Ford Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Hermit Placer Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Hermit Placer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Barney Ford Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barney Flow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Barney Ford Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.1 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F48°
Precip15%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
72°49°
16%
Mon
65°46°
38%
Tue
70°43°
35%
Wed
72°47°
44%
Thu
67°46°
39%
Fri
69°44°
30%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Rock Ridge stop 414 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Country Boy Road & V3 Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 510 ft
- Barney Ford Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Barney Ford Trail Loop via Country Boy Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Barney Ford Bypass Trail & Red Pig Trail Loop via Country Boy Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Barney Ford Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 771 ft
- B&B Mine Trail–Mineral Hill Trail, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 719 ft
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