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Morning Glory is a 2-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Peak Seven West, CO. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,748 – 9,978 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.48590, -106.05897
Nearest town Peak Seven West, CO

Directions

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Morning Glory

2 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 48 min

Elevation 9,746–9,977 ft

Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Trailhead: 39.48590, -106.05897

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 42° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Transit-accessible: Nordic Center stop 294 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Gold Digger, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Digger, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 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

67% gravel29% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F42°
Precip8%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 75°49° 20%
Sun 76°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 294 m from the trailhead

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