Ruby Mountain Trail–Willow Pass Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,326 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Ruby Mountain Trail–Willow Pass Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Old Homestead, CO. The route reaches Willow Creek Pass. It climbs 1,326 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,226 – 9,994 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ruby Mountain Trail 40.34968, -106.09009
Nearest town Old Homestead, CO
Directions
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Ruby Mountain Trail–Willow Pass Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,326 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 9,225–9,995 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Ruby Mountain Trail · 40.34968, -106.09009
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ruby Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Willow Creek Pass.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Willow Pass Trail, heading N.
- 2 miReach Ruby Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right onto Ruby Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 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
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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