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Arapaho National Forest

Illinois Pass Trail via Ruby Mountain Trail

11 mi · ▲ 1,779 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Illinois Pass Trail via Ruby Mountain Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gaskil, CO. It climbs 1,779 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,023 – 10,086 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.37108, -105.97558
Nearest town Gaskil, CO
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Illinois Pass Trail via Ruby Mountain Trail

11 mi · ▲ 1,779 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 9,022–10,087 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 40.37108, -105.97558

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Illinois Pass Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Ruby Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Pass Trail, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Ruby Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftBear right onto Illinois Pass Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Ruby Mountain Trail, heading S.
  9. 300 ftBear right onto Illinois Pass Trail, heading SW.
  10. 2.5 miReach Illinois Pass Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.5 miBear left onto Ruby Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  12. 300 ftBear right onto Illinois Pass Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Ruby Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Illinois Pass Trail, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ruby Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftBear right onto Illinois Pass Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/illinois-pass-trail-out-back

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:33 PM

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