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Rock Island Road–Royal Tiger Trail, 3 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,956 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Rock Island Road–Royal Tiger Trail, 3 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,956 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,594 – 10,703 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Royal Tiger Trail 39.52448, -105.97250
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Rock Island Road–Royal Tiger Trail, 3 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,956 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 9,594–10,704 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Royal Tiger Trail · 39.52448, -105.97250

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 45° · precip 8% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Royal Tiger Trail, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rock Island Road, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Galena Ditch, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear left onto Rock Island Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 2.1 miBear right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto County Road 566, heading E.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading SW.
  11. 1.4 miReach Royal Tiger Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto French Gulch Road, heading E.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto County Road 566, heading W.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln Park Road, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miBear left onto Rock Island Road, heading E.
  16. 1.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto Galena Ditch, heading N.
  18. 250 ftBear left onto Rock Island Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.6 miBear right onto Royal Tiger Trail, heading W.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rock-island-road-royal-tiger-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F45°
Precip8%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 74°48° 20%
Sun 74°50° 35%
Mon 67°50° 41%
Tue 70°46° 23%
Wed 74°49° 41%
Thu 75°49° 45%

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