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Matthews/Winters Park

Mount Morrison Trail

4 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Mount Morrison Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Idledale, CO. It climbs 2,231 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,896 – 7,881 ft · steepest grade: 51%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67124, -105.22276
Nearest town Idledale, CO
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Mount Morrison Trail

4 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,896–7,881 ft

Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park

Trailhead: 39.67124, -105.22276

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Mount Morrison Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2 miReach Mount Morrison Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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/mount-morrison-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip7%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 82°65°
Sun 79°55° 27%
Mon 81°66° 41%
Tue 80°61° 38%
Wed 78°59° 42%
Thu 82°59° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

Hikes near Idledale, Colorado