Powderhorn Glades & Lake Eldora Ski Road
1.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 49 min
Powderhorn Glades & Lake Eldora Ski Road is a 1.8-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. The route reaches Powderhorn Glades at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 417 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Powderhorn Glades & Lake Eldora Ski Road
1.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 49 min
Elevation 9,390–9,781 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Jenny Creek Trail · 39.93478, -105.58011
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 22% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 417 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jenny Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Powderhorn Glades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 417 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Jenny Creek Trail Trailhead
- Jenny Creek Trail & Lake Eldora Ski Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 673 ft
- Gully Glades–Slot Trees, 4 groves 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft
- Gully Glades–Slot Trees Loop, 7 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,871 ft
- Guinn Mountain–Guinn Mountain Trail, 5 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 3,054 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Eldora, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Eldora, Colorado