Moraine Tuxedo Cutoff Trail & Wind River Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Moraine Tuxedo Cutoff Trail & Wind River Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. It climbs 1,311 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Tuxedo Cutoff Trail & Wind River Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 7,982–8,693 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.35139, -105.58104
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 78°F / low 55° · precip 7% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Tuxedo Park Bus Stop stop 607 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Moraine Tuxedo Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tuxedo Park YMCA Camp Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sage Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Wind River Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Moraine Tuxedo Cutoff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Sage Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Moraine Tuxedo Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Tuxedo Park Bus Stop stop 607 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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