Never Winter Climbing Access & Staunton Ranch Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Staunton State Park near Shaffers Crossing, CO. It climbs 1,089 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,186 – 9,203 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mason Creek Trail 39.49458, -105.38065
Nearest town Shaffers Crossing, CO
Directions
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Never Winter Climbing Access & Staunton Ranch Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,089 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 8,186–9,204 ft
Out & Back · Staunton State Park
Trailhead: Mason Creek Trail · 39.49458, -105.38065
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 55° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mason Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Dines Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Staunton Ranch Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Red Wall Climbing Access, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Never Winter Climbing Access, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Staunton Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Wall Climbing Access, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Staunton Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Dines Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Mason Creek Trail, heading S.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F55°
Precip14%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
77°57°
18%
Sun
80°57°
41%
Mon
80°59°
40%
Tue
78°54°
43%
Wed
75°53°
51%
Thu
79°53°
45%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mason Creek Trail Trailhead
- Dines Meadow Trail & Dines Wall Climbing Access via Mason Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 501 ft
- Red Wall–Red Wall Climbing Access, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 749 ft
- Chase Meadow Trail–Dines Meadow Trail Loop, 4 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft
- Catamount Overlook–Pikes Peak Overlook, 5 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,302 ft
- Scout Line Trail & Staunton Ranch Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,257 ft
- Eagle Cliffs Overlook–Bear Paw Trail Loop, 6 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft
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