Keyser Ridge Trail & Kinney Creek Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,929 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Keyser Ridge Trail & Kinney Creek Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Leal, CO. It climbs 1,929 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,718 – 11,618 ft · steepest grade: 29%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kinney Creek Trail 39.85381, -106.01680
Nearest town Leal, CO
Directions
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Keyser Ridge Trail & Kinney Creek Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,929 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 9,717–11,618 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Kinney Creek Trail · 39.85381, -106.01680
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 46° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Kinney Creek Trail, heading E.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto Keyser Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Kinney Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Kinney Creek Trail, heading S.
- 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F46°
Precip7%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
71°51°
Sun
76°51°
39%
Mon
64°49°
29%
Tue
72°45°
18%
Wed
74°48°
35%
Thu
71°49°
38%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Kinney Creek Trail Trailhead
- Kinney Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Horseshoe Lake–Horseshoe Lake Trail, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,489 ft
- Kinney Creek Trail & Lake Evelyn Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 3,779 ft
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