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
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hicks Spur, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Managers, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Managers, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Coon Track Spur, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coon Track Spur, heading N.
- 500 ftReach Lower Pixie Duff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coon Track Spur, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Managers, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Managers, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Hicks Spur, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Pixie Duff, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 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
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
More from this trailhead
- Colorado and North Western R. R via Hicks Gulch 1.9 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- Hicks Gulch 2 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Hicks Gulch 2.1 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Dirty Grandpa–Fuzzy Spirit, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 501 ft
- Colorado and North Western R. R via Hicks Gulch 2.7 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Eldorado Mountain via Colorado and North Western R. R 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Nederland, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Nederland, Colorado