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Lininger Ditch Road & Well Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,149 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Lininger Ditch Road & Well Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Jefferson, CO. It climbs 2,149 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,856 – 10,397 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 39.41290, -105.75888
Nearest town Jefferson, CO
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Lininger Ditch Road & Well Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,149 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 9,856–10,398 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 6) · 39.41290, -105.75888

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 46° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Well Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading NW.
  3. 2.7 miTurn right onto Wahl Road, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right onto Guernsey Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto Foreign Road, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto T-Pit Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Lininger Ditch Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miReach Well Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right onto T-Pit Road, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Foreign Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Guernsey Road, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miSharp left onto Wahl Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading S.
  14. 2.7 miTurn left onto Well Road, heading SE.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lininger-ditch-road-well-road-out-back

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F46°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 72°51° 16%
Sun 72°52° 28%
Mon 69°50° 39%
Tue 70°45° 31%
Wed 71°47° 50%
Thu 73°47° 47%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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