Mineral Mountain–Caribou Road, 3 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Mineral Mountain–Caribou Road, 3 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Caribou Ranch Open Space near Caribou City, CO. The route reaches Mineral Mountain at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 789 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,692 – 10,237 ft9.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00604, -105.56161
Nearest town Caribou City, CO
Directions
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Mineral Mountain–Caribou Road, 3 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 9,692–10,238 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Coon Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Caribou Park Spur, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Caribou Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Mineral Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Caribou Park Spur, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Coon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Boulder County Hill Cutoff, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 72°F51°
Precip23%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
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%
More from this trailhead
- Horseshoe Creek 3.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Pomeroy Mountain 4.9 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Boulder County Hill Cutoff 5.4 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Caribou Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 575 ft
- Coon Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Anchor Cutoff 6.3 mi · ▲ 483 ft
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