Iron Springs Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 59 min

Iron Springs Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Frisco, CO. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,095 – 9,216 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainbow Lake 39.56937, -106.08526
Nearest town Frisco, CO

Directions

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Iron Springs Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 59 min

Elevation 9,093–9,217 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rainbow Lake · 39.56937, -106.08526

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Community Center stop 288 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Rainbow Lake, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Temple Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 250 ftSharp left onto Iron Springs, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Iron Springs Road, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftTurn right onto Summit County Recpath, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 300 ftTurn left onto Buzz Saw, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Summit County Recpath, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Balfonz Blitz, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Summit County Recpath, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Buzz Saw, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 200 ftContinue straight onto Summit County Recpath, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Iron Springs Road, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 500 ftBear right onto Iron Springs, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  31. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  32. 450 ftSharp left onto Temple Trail, heading SW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rainbow Lake, heading W.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

46% dirt37% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Community Center stop 288 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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