Lower Pixie Duff

3.7 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Lower Pixie Duff is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Nederland, CO. It climbs 1,022 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,491 – 9,541 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96491, -105.53698
Nearest town Nederland, CO

Directions

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Lower Pixie Duff

3.7 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 8,492–9,543 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.96491, -105.53698

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hicks Spur, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Managers, heading W.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Managers, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Coon Track Spur, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coon Track Spur, heading N.
  13. 500 ftReach Lower Pixie Duff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coon Track Spur, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Managers, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Managers, heading S.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miBear right onto Hicks Spur, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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