Leopold Trail via Mesa Cortina Trail
4 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Leopold Trail via Mesa Cortina Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. It climbs 847 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,754 – 9,590 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.63271, -106.07807
Nearest town Silverthorne, CO
Directions
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Leopold Trail via Mesa Cortina Trail
4 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 8,753–9,592 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.63271, -106.07807
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Silverthorne Transfer Station stop 285 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Leopold Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Leopold Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
6% dirt94% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Silverthorne Transfer Station stop 285 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mesa Cortina Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Mesa Cortina Trail 3 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- Mesa Cortina Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Mesa Cortina Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 904 ft
- Mesa Cortina Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 904 ft
- Mesa Cortina Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 903 ft
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