AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Canadian Trail & Ruby Jewel Road

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft · 4 hr 46 min

North Canadian Trail & Ruby Jewel Road is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Bockman Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 1,790 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,626 – 10,375 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ruby Jewel Road 40.59062, -105.94671
Nearest town Bockman Lumber Camp, CO
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North Canadian Trail & Ruby Jewel Road

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Elevation 8,626–10,374 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ruby Jewel Road · 40.59062, -105.94671

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 68°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ruby Jewel Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miSharp right onto North Canadian Trail, heading N.
  3. 4.1 miReach Ruby Jewel Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 4.1 miSharp left onto Ruby Jewel Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.7 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/north-canadian-trail-out-back

Trail surface

79% gravel21% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 68°F44°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity23%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 68°49°
Sun 72°50° 20%
Mon 62°47° 27%
Tue 68°41° 15%
Wed 71°46° 24%
Thu 70°47° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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