Ida Bell Mine Road–Jaybird, 5 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Ida Bell Mine Road–Jaybird, 5 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Keystone, CO. It climbs 737 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ida Bell Mine Road–Jaybird, 5 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 10,056–10,619 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Crossover Road · 39.59690, -105.94842
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 43° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Let it Ride, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Keystone Ski Area Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Beans for Breakfast, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Jaybird, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Paid in Full, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ida Bell Mine Road, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Jones Gulch Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Money, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Jaybird, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Paid in Full, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Jaybird, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beans for Breakfast, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Keystone Ski Area Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Let it Ride, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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