Rabbit Run–Tron, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Rabbit Run–Tron, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rabbit Run–Tron, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 9,049–9,285 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.02080, -105.89472
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 48° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Flow, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Vista Ridge, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Moga's Mile, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Tron, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Vista Ridge Flow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Moga's Mile, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Silky Johnson, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Vista Ridge Flow, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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