Jenny Creek Trail–Lake Eldora Ski Road, 3 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,455 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Jenny Creek Trail–Lake Eldora Ski Road, 3 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in James Peak Wilderness near Eldora, CO. It climbs 2,455 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jenny Creek Trail–Lake Eldora Ski Road, 3 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,455 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 9,371–10,785 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 39.93681, -105.58346
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 22% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 83 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Rollins West, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Rollins West Spur, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Lake Eldora Ski Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Rollins West, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Rollins Pass Road, heading S.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 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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- Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 83 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Beacon Peak–Guinn Mountain, 6 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 3,378 ft
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