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Old Tenderfoot Mountain Trail–Pile Driver Loop, 3 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Old Tenderfoot Mountain Trail–Pile Driver Loop, 3 sights is a 7.5-mile loop near Dillon, CO. It climbs 1,364 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,164 – 10,440 ft · steepest grade: 26%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64589, -106.02330
Nearest town Dillon, CO
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Old Tenderfoot Mountain Trail–Pile Driver Loop, 3 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 9,163–10,441 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 39.64589, -106.02330

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tenderfoot Upper Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tenderfoot Mountain, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Old Tenderfoot Mountain Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Tenderfoot Mountain, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftSharp right onto Wide Open, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pile Driver, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Wide Open, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pile Driver, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wide Open, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Pile Driver, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 1 miSharp right onto Oro Grande Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading NE.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/old-tenderfoot-mountain-trail-pile-driver-loop-3-sights

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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