Mayflower Lakes–McCullough Tunnel Road, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,531 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Mayflower Lakes–McCullough Tunnel Road, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Tordal Estates, CO. The route reaches Mayflower Lakes at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,531 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi10,827 – 11,474 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: McCullough Tunnel Road 39.40240, -106.07146
Nearest town Tordal Estates, CO

Directions

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Mayflower Lakes–McCullough Tunnel Road, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,531 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 10,827–11,473 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: McCullough Tunnel Road · 39.40240, -106.07146

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on McCullough Tunnel Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Wheeler Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.4 miTurn left onto Spruce Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach Mayflower Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
  8. 2.4 miBear left onto McCullough Tunnel Road, heading SW.
  9. 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

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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