Lower Basin & Upper Basin via Bunce School Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Lower Basin & Upper Basin via Bunce School Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Peaceful Valley, CO. It climbs 348 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,537 – 8,921 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13194, -105.50611
Nearest town Peaceful Valley, CO
Directions
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Lower Basin & Upper Basin via Bunce School Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 8,537–8,922 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.13194, -105.50611
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 56° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bunce School Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Upper Basin, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower Basin, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bunce School Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F56°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
76°58°
15%
Sun
73°50°
47%
Mon
74°55°
36%
Tue
75°51°
28%
Wed
76°51°
35%
Thu
79°55°
39%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bunce School Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 832 ft
- Ironclads Lateral & Ironclads Road via Bunce School Road 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft
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