Jumbo Overlook–Betty's Trail, 6 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Jumbo Overlook–Betty's Trail, 6 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. The route reaches Jumbo Overlook at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 998 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Jumbo Overlook–Betty's Trail, 6 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 9,707–10,309 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Betty's Trail · 39.48627, -106.02844
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: Little Red Schoolhouse stop 23 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Betty's Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prospect Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Prospect Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Extension Mill Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern Cross Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Pelican Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Extension Mill Road, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Hard Luck Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jumbo Mine Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Jumbo Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hard Luck Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Extension Mill Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Pelican Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Southern Cross Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Extension Mill Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Prospect Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Betty's Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive 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: Little Red Schoolhouse stop 23 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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