Landslide Peak–Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,634 ft · 7 hr 25 min
Landslide Peak–Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Webster, CO. The route reaches Landslide Peak at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 4,634 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Landslide Peak–Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,634 ft · 7 hr 25 min
Elevation 9,863–13,234 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Handcart Gulch Road · 39.48338, -105.80376
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 46° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Handcart Gulch Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Forest Road 565 Red Cone, heading N.
- 5.5 miSharp right onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Landslide Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Forest Road 565 Red Cone, heading SW.
- 5.5 miTurn left onto Handcart Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~209 min). Leave by 3:43 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Webster Pass–Forest Road 565 Red Cone Loop, 4 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 3,042 ft
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