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Little Mountain–Aspen Alley Trail, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 846 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Little Mountain–Aspen Alley Trail, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. The route reaches Little Mountain at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 846 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,807 – 10,368 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boreas Pass 39.46230, -106.02162
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
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Little Mountain–Aspen Alley Trail, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 846 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 9,807–10,369 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Boreas Pass · 39.46230, -106.02162

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Lucky stop 526 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Aspen Alley Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Illinois Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Illinois Creek High Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Little Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftReach Little Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Illinois Creek High Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Aspen Alley Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miArrive 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/little-mountain-aspen-alley-trail-out-back-4-sights-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Lucky stop 526 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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