Shirttail Peak–Eldorado Canyon Trail, 3 sights is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Eldorado Canyon State Park near Eldorado Springs, CO. The route reaches Shirttail Peak at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 956 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,083 – 7,038 ft · steepest grade: 52%1.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Eldorado Canyon Trail 39.93083, -105.29411
Nearest town Eldorado Springs, CO
Directions
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Shirttail Peak–Eldorado Canyon Trail, 3 sights
1.7 mi · ▲ 956 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 6,082–7,038 ft
Out & Back · Eldorado Canyon State Park
Trailhead: Eldorado Canyon Trail · 39.93083, -105.29411
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Eldorado Canyon Visitor Center stop 56 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Shirttail Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 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
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eldorado Canyon Visitor Center stop 56 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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