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Lucky–Old Tenderfoot Mountain Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 10-mile loop near Dillon, CO. It climbs 1,863 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,252 – 10,955 ft · steepest grade: 28%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64589, -106.02330
Nearest town Dillon, CO

Directions

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Lucky–Old Tenderfoot Mountain Trail Loop, 5 sights

10 mi · ▲ 1,863 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 9,251–10,954 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 39.64589, -106.02330

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tenderfoot Upper Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tenderfoot Mountain, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Old Tenderfoot Mountain Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Tenderfoot Mountain, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftBear left onto Wide Open, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BB Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Wide Open, heading N.
  13. 350 ftBear left onto Roost, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wide Open, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Roost, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miBear right onto Lucky, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miSharp left onto Wide Open, heading SE.
  18. 0.8 miSharp left onto Pile Driver, heading SW.
  19. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 1 miSharp right onto Oro Grande Trail, heading S.
  21. 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading N.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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