Ridge Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Ridge Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Glen Haven, CO. It climbs 1,456 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,474 – 7,970 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43456, -105.46181
Nearest town Glen Haven, CO
Directions
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Ridge Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 7,476–7,971 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 40.43456, -105.46181
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto West Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto West Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- West Creek Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 843 ft
- West Creek Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 960 ft
- West Creek Falls–West Creek Falls Trail, 3 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,225 ft
- Husted Trail & West Creek Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 3,435 ft
- North Boundary Trail & West Creek Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 3,583 ft
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