Rollins Pass Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near East Portal, CO. It climbs 897 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi11,398 – 11,966 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92665, -105.68358
Nearest town East Portal, CO
Directions
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Rollins Pass Trail
6 mi · ▲ 897 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 11,397–11,967 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.92665, -105.68358
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Rollins Pass Road, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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