Morning Glory is a 2-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 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Troll Forest 39.48452, -106.05675
Nearest town Peak Seven West, CO
Directions
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Morning Glory
2 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 46 min
Elevation 9,794–9,977 ft
Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve
Trailhead: Troll Forest · 39.48452, -106.05675
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 41° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Nordic Center stop 94 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Troll Forest, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Troll Forest, heading NE.
- 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
70% gravel30% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F41°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
73°48°
19%
Sun
78°49°
31%
Mon
65°49°
41%
Tue
71°45°
21%
Wed
75°47°
41%
Thu
75°48°
45%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Nordic Center stop 94 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Troll Forest Trailhead
- Morning Glory 1.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft
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- Hang Ten via Morning Glory 2.2 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Peaks Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 374 ft
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