Horseshoe Basin Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Horseshoe Basin Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 1,219 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi11,146 – 12,274 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Peru Creek Road 39.61009, -105.79855
Nearest town Montezuma, CO
Directions
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Horseshoe Basin Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 11,147–12,274 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Peru Creek Road · 39.61009, -105.79855
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 39° · precip 18% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Peru Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach Horseshoe Basin Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Peru Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 62°F39°
Precip18%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity39%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°35°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
62°43°
22%
Sun
70°45°
48%
Mon
59°44°
44%
Tue
63°41°
33%
Wed
66°43°
44%
Thu
68°43°
46%
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