Lower Backside–Lower Sidewinder, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Lower Backside–Lower Sidewinder, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 889 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lower Backside–Lower Sidewinder, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 8,697–9,315 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
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: US 40 & CR 85/87 stop 774 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Out of Gas, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Lower Backside, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Out of Gas, heading N.
- 2.1 miReach Out of Gas, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Lower Backside, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Out of Gas, heading S.
- 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.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: US 40 & CR 85/87 stop 774 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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