AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Low Road–Lower Backside, 9 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Low Road–Lower Backside, 9 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 1,570 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,698 – 9,367 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Out of Gas 40.00787, -105.90296
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Low Road–Lower Backside, 9 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 8,697–9,368 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Out of Gas · 40.00787, -105.90296

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 50° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: US 40 & CR 85/87 stop 774 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Out of Gas, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Lower Backside, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Out of Gas, heading N.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left onto Two Stroke, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wade's World, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yin, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yang, heading N.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Rabbit Run, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yang, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Low Road, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Cake Walk, heading N.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Low Road, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miReach Out of Gas, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cake Walk, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Low Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Yang, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rabbit Run, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftBear left onto Yang, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yin, heading SW.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wade's World, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Two Stroke, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn right onto Out of Gas, heading SW.
  25. 2.1 miBear left onto Lower Backside, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Out of Gas, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 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/low-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F50°
Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity39%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 75°53°
Mon 70°50° 16%
Tue 77°45° 16%
Wed 78°48° 31%
Thu 75°47° 30%
Fri 77°45° 26%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: US 40 & CR 85/87 stop 774 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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