Ruby Jewel Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Ruby Jewel Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Bockman Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 795 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ruby Jewel Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 9,569–10,374 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ruby Jewel Road · 40.59062, -105.94671
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 68°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ruby Jewel Road, heading SW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto North Canadian Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Ruby Jewel Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ruby Jewel Road, heading W.
- 1.7 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 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ruby Jewel Road Trailhead
- Ruby Jewel Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 880 ft
- Hidden Valley Trail 3 mi · ▲ 980 ft
- North Canadian Trail & Ruby Jewel Road 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft
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