Hermit Placer Trail & Red Pig Trail via Barney Ford Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. It climbs 783 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,712 – 10,165 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wellington Trail 39.48066, -106.02285
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
Directions
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Hermit Placer Trail & Red Pig Trail via Barney Ford Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 9,712–10,165 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wellington Trail · 39.48066, -106.02285
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 49° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Union Mill stop 298 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wellington Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Pig Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Barney Ford Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Barney Flow Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barney Ford Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Hermit Placer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Red Pig 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 SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Red Pig Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wellington Trail, heading N.
- 50 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F49°
Precip15%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
73°49°
15%
Mon
66°47°
38%
Tue
71°44°
34%
Wed
73°48°
44%
Thu
67°47°
39%
Fri
70°45°
30%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Union Mill stop 298 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wellington Trail Trailhead
- Barney Ford Bypass Trail–Barney Ford Trail Loop, 6 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 541 ft
- B&B Mine Trail–Country Boy Road, 6 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- B-Line Trail–Barney Ford Trail Loop, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 943 ft
- B-Line Trail–Barney Ford Trail Loop, 6 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,133 ft
- Country Boy Road–Hannah's Way, 7 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 2,494 ft
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