AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Kinglet Trail & Rocks and Roots

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Kinglet Trail & Rocks and Roots is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Nederland, CO. It climbs 2,009 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,649 – 9,994 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Observatory 39.93787, -105.52416
Nearest town Nederland, CO
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Kinglet Trail & Rocks and Roots

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 8,648–9,993 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Observatory · 39.93787, -105.52416

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 59° · precip 12% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Schoolbus Trail, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rocks and Roots, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Lost Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Rocks and Roots, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tennessee Mountain, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kinglet, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kinglet Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 4.3 miReach Rocks and Roots, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 4.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Kinglet, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tennessee Mountain, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rocks and Roots, heading NW.
  17. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Schoolbus Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kinglet-trail-out-back

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F59°
Precip12%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 73°53° 40%
Mon 74°53° 37%
Tue 76°51° 34%
Wed 80°53° 40%
Thu 73°53° 35%
Fri 77°50° 30%

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