Lost Canyon Trail via Coloraw Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Lost Canyon Trail via Coloraw Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. It climbs 874 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,195 – 7,071 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57867, -105.17179
Nearest town The Valley, CO

Directions

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Lost Canyon Trail via Coloraw Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 6,194–7,069 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.57867, -105.17179

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Mahonia stop 391 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Coloraw Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Lost Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.3 miReach Lost Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right onto Coloraw Trail, heading NE.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Precip8%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 89°67°
Sun 86°61° 17%
Mon 88°67° 35%
Tue 86°59° 36%
Wed 83°60° 40%
Thu 88°61° 35%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Mahonia stop 391 m from the trailhead

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