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Montezuma Road–Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Montezuma Road–Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 1,196 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,568 – 11,766 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bloom Way 39.56372, -105.86081
Nearest town Montezuma, CO
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Montezuma Road–Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 10,568–11,766 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bloom Way · 39.56372, -105.86081

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Montezuma Road, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miBear left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Radical Mine Road, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miReach Montezuma Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear right onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Montezuma Road, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/montezuma-road-montezuma-deer-creek-road-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

48% gravel52% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F42°
Precip14%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity39%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 68°45° 16%
Sun 67°47° 27%
Mon 64°47° 41%
Tue 66°43° 42%
Wed 68°45° 46%
Thu 70°45° 40%

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