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

  1. Start on Peru Creek Road, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Basin Road, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miReach Horseshoe Basin Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Peru Creek Road, heading SW.
  8. 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° 2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
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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