Mine Road & Storm Mountain Trail via Foggy Park Road
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Mine Road & Storm Mountain Trail via Foggy Park Road is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Drake, CO. It climbs 1,759 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mine Road & Storm Mountain Trail via Foggy Park Road
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 8,651–9,400 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.47500, -105.37006
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Foggy Park Road, heading W.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Mine Road, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto FDR 153G, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mine Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Storm Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto FDR 153G, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mine Road, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Foggy Park Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Foggy Park Viewpoint via Foggy Park Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Foggy Park Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft
- Foggy Park Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 897 ft
- Foggy Park Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 934 ft
- Foggy Park Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 825 ft
- Foggy Park Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,337 ft
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