Ridge Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Ridge Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Glen Haven, CO. It climbs 833 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,609 – 7,970 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Creek Trail 40.43502, -105.48705
Nearest town Glen Haven, CO
Directions
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Ridge Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 7,607–7,971 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: West Creek Trail · 40.43502, -105.48705
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 58° · precip 10% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on West Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 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.
- 0.7 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F58°
Precip10%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
80°59°
Sun
80°58°
27%
Mon
76°58°
19%
Tue
78°54°
23%
Wed
76°54°
34%
Thu
82°58°
41%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from West Creek Trail Trailhead
- West Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- West Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- West Creek Road via West Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 335 ft
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