AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mine Road via Foggy Park Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 855 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Mine Road via Foggy Park Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Drake, CO. It climbs 855 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,744 – 9,400 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foggy Park Road 40.47917, -105.38590
Nearest town Drake, CO
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Directions

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Mine Road via Foggy Park Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 855 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 8,745–9,400 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Foggy Park Road · 40.47917, -105.38590

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Foggy Park Road, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mine Road, heading SW.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto FDR 153G, heading E.
  4. 150 ftReach Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 150 ftSharp right onto Mine Road, heading E.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto Foggy Park Road, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

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

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 75°F51°
Precip9%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 73°57°
Sun 71°50° 22%
Mon 71°53° 20%
Tue 73°49° 22%
Wed 71°49° 32%
Thu 77°53° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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