Keystone Ski Area Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,522 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Keystone Ski Area Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Keystone, CO. It climbs 1,522 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Keystone Ski Area Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,522 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 9,592–11,090 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.60307, -105.92776
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 45° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Ida Bell Mine Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Holy Roller, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Paid in Full, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Holy Roller, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Paid in Full, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Keystone Ski Area Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Paid in Full, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Keystone Ski Area Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Paid in Full, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Holy Roller, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Paid in Full, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Holy Roller, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Ida Bell Mine Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Boy Scouts–Ida Bell Mine Road, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 904 ft
- Ida Bell Mine Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft
- Even Flow–Ida Bell Mine Road, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,252 ft
- Keystone Ski Area Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,426 ft
- Keystone Ski Area Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft
- Keystone Ski Area Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,609 ft
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