Rogers Pass Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Rogers Pass Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in James Peak Protection Area near Winter Park, CO. It climbs 1,488 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rogers Pass Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 10,977–12,436 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Protection Area
Trailhead: 39.89824, -105.70981
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 63°F / low 38° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ute Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Riflesight & Trestle 3.9 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Moffat Trail & Trestle 6.3 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- South Boulder Creek Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,770 ft
- Nebraska Hill Road & Ute Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 3,383 ft
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