Old Morrill Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Old Morrill Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Glen Echo, CO. It climbs 456 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,023 – 9,479 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.57744, -105.59987
Nearest town Glen Echo, CO
Directions
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Old Morrill Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 9,024–9,480 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.57744, -105.59987
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Sky Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Emmaline Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Morrill Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Emmaline Lake Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Old Morrill Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Emmaline Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Sky Ranch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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
64% gravel34% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
More from this trailhead
- Old Morrill Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- Pingree Park Road & Sky Ranch Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Old Morrill Trail & Sky Ranch Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 487 ft
- Emmaline Lake Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Emmaline Lake Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 500 ft
- Emmaline Lake Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 510 ft
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