Rocky Mountain National Park

Grand Ditch Trail–Little Yellowstone, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Grand Ditch Trail–Little Yellowstone, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 672 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,502 – 10,204 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grand Ditch Trail 40.48110, -105.82128
Nearest town Willey Lumber Camp, CO

Directions

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Grand Ditch Trail–Little Yellowstone, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 9,502–10,202 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Grand Ditch Trail · 40.48110, -105.82128

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 41° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grand Ditch Trail, heading S.
  2. 3.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Thunder Pass Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftSharp right onto Little Yellowstone, heading N.
  7. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Grand Ditch Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F41°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 69°47°
Sun 72°48° 24%
Mon 62°48° 28%
Tue 68°44° 20%
Wed 71°47° 29%
Thu 69°47° 38%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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