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James Basin Road & South Saint Vrain Trail via Sourdough Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 2 hr 20 min

James Basin Road & South Saint Vrain Trail via Sourdough Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Ward, CO. It climbs 747 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,334 – 10,073 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Left Hand Reservoir Road 40.08019, -105.53496
Nearest town Ward, CO
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James Basin Road & South Saint Vrain Trail via Sourdough Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 9,333–10,071 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Left Hand Reservoir Road · 40.08019, -105.53496

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftTurn left onto Waldrop Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Sourdough Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miBear right onto South Saint Vrain Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto James Basin Road, heading SE.
  7. 1.2 miReach South Saint Vrain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right onto South Saint Vrain Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto Sourdough Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto Waldrop Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Sourdough Trail, heading SE.
  12. 300 ftBear left onto Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading W.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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/james-basin-road-james-basin-road-out-back-3-sights-9-km-bf94

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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