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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coloraw Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Lost Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach Lost Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Coloraw Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Mastadon Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Hogback Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Hogback Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Hogback Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Hogback Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 592 ft
- Question Mark Peak–Coloraw Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,249 ft
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