Staunton State Park

Never Winter Climbing Access via Staunton Ranch Trail

3 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Never Winter Climbing Access via Staunton Ranch Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Staunton State Park near Shaffers Crossing, CO. It climbs 824 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,452 – 9,203 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chase Meadow Trail 39.50469, -105.38429
Nearest town Shaffers Crossing, CO

Directions

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Never Winter Climbing Access via Staunton Ranch Trail

3 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 8,451–9,204 ft

Out & Back · Staunton State Park

Trailhead: Chase Meadow Trail · 39.50469, -105.38429

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 57° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chase Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Staunton Ranch Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Red Wall Climbing Access, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Never Winter Climbing Access, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Never Winter Climbing Access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Wall Climbing Access, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Staunton Ranch Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Chase Meadow Trail, heading S.
  11. 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

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F57°
Precip13%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 76°61° 17%
Sun 79°59° 42%
Mon 79°58° 42%
Tue 77°53° 45%
Wed 75°52° 52%
Thu 78°52° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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