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Red Wall–Red Wall Climbing Access, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Staunton State Park near Shaffers Crossing, CO. The route reaches Red Wall at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 749 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,186 – 8,944 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mason Creek Trail 39.49458, -105.38065
Nearest town Shaffers Crossing, CO

Directions

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Red Wall–Red Wall Climbing Access, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 749 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 8,186–8,944 ft

Out & Back · Staunton State Park

Trailhead: Mason Creek Trail · 39.49458, -105.38065

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 55° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mason Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Dines Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Staunton Ranch Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.6 miBear right onto Red Wall Climbing Access, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Red Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Staunton Ranch Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.6 miTurn right onto Dines Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Mason Creek Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F55°
Precip14%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 77°57° 18%
Sun 80°57° 41%
Mon 80°59° 40%
Tue 78°54° 43%
Wed 75°53° 51%
Thu 79°53° 45%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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