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Morning Glory is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Peak Seven West, CO. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,794 – 9,978 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Troll Forest 39.48452, -106.05675
Nearest town Peak Seven West, CO

Directions

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Morning Glory

1.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 44 min

Elevation 9,794–9,976 ft

Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Trailhead: Troll Forest · 39.48452, -106.05675

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 48° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Transit-accessible: Nordic Center stop 94 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Troll Forest, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Troll Forest, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 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

72% gravel28% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F48°
Precip14%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sun 75°49°
Mon 67°46° 37%
Tue 73°44° 32%
Wed 75°47° 43%
Thu 69°47° 39%
Fri 71°44° 29%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Nordic Center stop 94 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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