Hurricane Hill–Mud Lake, 3 summits
5.5 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Hurricane Hill–Mud Lake, 3 summits is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Mud Lake Open Space near Caribou City, CO. The route passes Mud Lake before reaching Hurricane Hill at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 608 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hurricane Hill–Mud Lake, 3 summits
5.5 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 8,338–8,762 ft
Out & Back · Mud Lake Open Space
Trailhead: Caribou Ranch Link · 39.98206, -105.51944
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Caribou Ranch Link, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Tungsten Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Mud Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Road Connecter, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Hurricane Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Tungsten Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Caribou Ranch Link, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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