Lumpy Ridge Trail via Black Canyon Trail
4 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Lumpy Ridge Trail via Black Canyon Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, CO. It climbs 502 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,733 – 7,953 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39283, -105.51241
Nearest town Estes Park, CO
Directions
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Lumpy Ridge Trail via Black Canyon Trail
4 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 7,733–7,953 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.39283, -105.51241
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 54° · precip 12% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lumpy Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lumpy Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Book Area Climbing Access, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Lumpy Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Book Area Climbing Access, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lumpy Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lumpy Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 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
90% dirt8% gravel2% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F54°
Precip12%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
80°57°
Sun
78°53°
27%
Mon
76°58°
19%
Tue
78°54°
23%
Wed
77°54°
34%
Thu
82°57°
41%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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