Minnie Lake–Cannon Mountain Ditch, 7 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,980 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Minnie Lake–Cannon Mountain Ditch, 7 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Hidden Lake, CO. The route reaches Minnie Lake. It climbs 2,980 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,655 – 8,780 ft · steepest grade: 41%14.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12932, -105.46272
Nearest town Hidden Lake, CO
Directions
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Minnie Lake–Cannon Mountain Ditch, 7 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,980 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Elevation 7,656–8,780 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.12932, -105.46272
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 57° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Minnie Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Archery, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Ceran Saint Vrain, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Miller Rock Descent, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Miller Rock, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cannon Mountain Ditch, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cannon Mountain Spur, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cannon Mountain, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Long Gulch Spur Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Minnie Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cannon Mountain, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Cannon Mountain Spur, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cannon Mountain, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Cannon Mountain Ditch, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Miller Rock, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Miller Rock Descent, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ceran Saint Vrain, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Archery, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 77°F57°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
72°55°
29%
Mon
69°53°
23%
Tue
77°53°
17%
Wed
76°50°
18%
Thu
76°48°
15%
Fri
74°48°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Outback Glades–Minnie Lake, 3 sights 1.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Lyon's Bathtub–Minnie Lake, 3 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Schmoll's Knoll & OutBack Loop - Private Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Miller Rock–Minnie Lake, 3 summits 4.2 mi · ▲ 387 ft
- Minnie Lake–Lake Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Cannon Mountain–Minnie Lake, 5 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft
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