Keystone Lake–Hay Trail, 6 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Gold Hill, CO. The route reaches Keystone Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 2,307 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi9,174 – 10,099 ft · steepest grade: 18%16.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 39.54066, -106.03664
Nearest town Gold Hill, CO
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Keystone Lake–Hay Trail, 6 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Elevation 9,172–10,098 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 6) · 39.54066, -106.03664
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Revette Drive stop 547 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Vomit, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Hippo Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Vomit, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Soda Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hay Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Soda Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Keystone Ranch Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Soda Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Glacier Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Soda Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Granny's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Keystone Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Aqueduct Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Soda Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Glacier Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Soda Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Keystone Ranch Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Soda Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Hay Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Soda Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Vomit, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hippo Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Vomit, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading SW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~191 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Revette Drive stop 547 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Colorado Trail (Segment 6) Trailhead
- Swan's Nest via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 2.2 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 4 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Gold HIll Trail & Ophir Mountain Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 738 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 4.2 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- Vomit 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,557 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Gold Hill, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Gold Hill, Colorado