Moffat Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 916 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Moffat Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in James Peak Protection Area near Winter Park, CO. It climbs 916 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,489 – 10,995 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89973, -105.71733
Nearest town Winter Park, CO
Directions
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Moffat Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 916 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 10,491–10,995 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Protection Area
Trailhead: 39.89973, -105.71733
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 63°F / low 38° · precip 17% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Riflesight, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Moffat Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miReach Moffat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Riflesight, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 63°F38°
Precip17%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity45%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
63°43°
16%
Sun
62°46°
38%
Mon
61°45°
34%
Tue
67°42°
35%
Wed
69°43°
42%
Thu
67°44°
36%
More from this trailhead
- Trestle via Riflesight 2 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Riflesight 3 mi · ▲ 398 ft
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