Rocky Mountain National Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lumpy Ridge Road, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Lumpy Ridge Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miBear right onto Book Area Climbing Access, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miReach Lumpy Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Book Area Climbing Access, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Lumpy Ridge Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Lumpy Ridge Road, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 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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