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Mineral Hill–B&B Mine Trail, 6 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. The route reaches Mineral Hill at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,357 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,945 – 10,886 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.47451, -106.01559
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO

Directions

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Mineral Hill–B&B Mine Trail, 6 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,357 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 9,946–10,887 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.47451, -106.01559

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: Rock Ridge stop 414 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Country Boy Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto V3 Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto B&B Mine Trail, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto B&B Spur Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Mineral Hill Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Back Door Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miReach Mineral Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Back Door Trail, heading NW.
  16. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Mineral Hill Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto X10U8 Trail, heading SW.
  19. 300 ftTurn left onto B&B Spur Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto B&B Mine Trail, heading S.
  21. 200 ftTurn right onto V3 Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miSharp right onto Country Boy Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.8 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

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F48°
Precip15%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 72°49° 16%
Mon 65°46° 38%
Tue 70°43° 35%
Wed 72°47° 44%
Thu 67°46° 39%
Fri 69°44° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Rock Ridge stop 414 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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