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Old Unit Road & Well Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Old Unit Road & Well Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Jefferson, CO. It climbs 1,063 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,781 – 10,378 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 39.41290, -105.75888
Nearest town Jefferson, CO
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Old Unit Road & Well Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 9,782–10,377 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 6) · 39.41290, -105.75888

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 46° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Well Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading NW.
  3. 2.7 miSharp left onto Wahl Road, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Old Unit Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Well Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wahl Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading N.
  8. 2.7 miTurn left onto Well Road, heading SE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-unit-road-well-road-out-back

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F46°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 72°51° 16%
Sun 72°52° 28%
Mon 69°50° 39%
Tue 70°45° 31%
Wed 71°47° 50%
Thu 73°47° 47%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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