Rollins Pass Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near East Portal, CO. It climbs 581 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi11,657 – 11,966 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92665, -105.68358
Nearest town East Portal, CO
Directions
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Rollins Pass Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 11,656–11,967 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.92665, -105.68358
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 41° · precip 19% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 60°F41°
Feels like44°Precip19%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity46%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
61°44°
23%
Mon
56°40°
22%
Tue
66°42°
16%
Wed
63°38°
19%
Thu
64°37°
16%
Fri
61°38°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Rollins Pass 3.4 mi · ▲ 551 ft
- Rollins Pass Trail 6 mi · ▲ 897 ft
- Rollins Pass Trail & Ute Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,646 ft
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- Loch Lomond–James Peak North Trail, 3 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,785 ft
- Forest Lakes (Lower)–Rogers Pass Loop, 5 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 3,332 ft
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