Scout Line Trail & Staunton Ranch Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Scout Line Trail & Staunton Ranch Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Staunton State Park near Shaffers Crossing, CO. It climbs 1,099 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Scout Line Trail & Staunton Ranch Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 8,342–9,242 ft
Out & Back · Staunton State Park
Trailhead: 39.49966, -105.37778
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 57° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Staunton Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Red Wall Climbing Access, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Staunton Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Scout Line Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miReach Staunton Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Staunton Ranch Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Wall Climbing Access, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Staunton Ranch Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Staunton Ranch Trail & Staunton Rocks Climbing Access 3.7 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Red Wall–Chase Meadow Trail, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 672 ft
- Mason Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 804 ft
- Mason Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 806 ft
- Never Winter Climbing Access & Staunton Ranch Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 958 ft
- Old Mill Trail & Staunton Ranch Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 787 ft
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