Red Pig Trail & Wellington Trail via Barney Ford Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. It climbs 907 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,676 – 10,165 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.48372, -106.03691
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
Directions
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Red Pig Trail & Wellington Trail via Barney Ford Trail
5 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 9,675–10,165 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.48372, -106.03691
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 48° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Campion stop 284 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Hermit Placer Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Barney Ford Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barney Flow Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Barney Ford Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Red Pig Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wellington Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Red Pig Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Red Pig Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Barney Ford Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Barney Flow Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barney Ford Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Hermit Placer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F48°
Precip14%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
76°49°
Mon
68°47°
38%
Tue
73°44°
33%
Wed
75°47°
44%
Thu
69°47°
39%
Fri
72°45°
30%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Campion stop 284 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Barney Ford Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Barney Ford Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Barney Ford Trail–Red Pig Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft
- Barney Ford Trail–Hannah's Way, 6 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,668 ft
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