Keystone Lake–Scrappy Trail, 5 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Dillon, CO. The route reaches Keystone Lake at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 1,287 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,062 – 9,446 ft15.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64589, -106.02330
Nearest town Dillon, CO
Directions
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Keystone Lake–Scrappy Trail, 5 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Elevation 9,061–9,445 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.64589, -106.02330
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tenderfoot Upper Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tenderfoot Mountain, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Oro Grande Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Snake River Bluffs Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Scrappy Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Snake River Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Connector thru Keystone Stables to Snake River, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Granny's Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Keystone Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Connector thru Keystone Stables to Snake River, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Snake River Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Snake River Bluffs Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Oro Grande Trail, heading N.
- 2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tenderfoot Mountain, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tenderfoot Upper Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% dirt5% paved47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.4 mi in (~198 min). Leave by 3:51 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Connector 2.2 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Oro Grande Trail–Tenderfoot Mountain Loop, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Straight Creek Southside Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,124 ft
- Old Tenderfoot Mountain Trail & Tenderfoot Upper Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Old Tenderfoot Mountain Trail–Pile Driver Loop, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft
- Oro Grande Trail–Tenderfoot Mountain, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
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