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Caribou Ranch Open Space

Managers–Neverland, 4 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,933 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Managers–Neverland, 4 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Caribou Ranch Open Space near Caribou City, CO. It climbs 1,933 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,882 – 10,138 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00604, -105.56161
Nearest town Caribou City, CO
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Managers–Neverland, 4 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,933 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 8,880–10,138 ft

Out & Back · Caribou Ranch Open Space

Trailhead: 40.00604, -105.56161

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 23% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 miTurn right onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Coon Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Managers, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Waterfall, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Managers, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Pixie Duff, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Managers, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Neverland, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miReach Managers, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Managers, heading SE.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right onto Upper Pixie Duff, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Managers, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Waterfall, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Managers, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coon Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 150 ftBear right onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/managers-out-back-b6c7

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 72°F51°
Precip23%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 69°50° 18%
Sun 73°54° 56%
Mon 67°49° 45%
Tue 70°46° 33%
Wed 70°47° 38%
Thu 70°48° 42%

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