Sourdough Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Sourdough Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Ward, CO. It climbs 479 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,682 – 10,073 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Left Hand Reservoir Road 40.08019, -105.53496
Nearest town Ward, CO
Directions
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Sourdough Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 9,683–10,071 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Left Hand Reservoir Road · 40.08019, -105.53496
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Waldrop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sourdough Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Waldrop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sourdough Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading S.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Left Hand Reservoir Road Trailhead
- Sourdough Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Lefthand Reservoir & Left Hand Reservoir Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 600 ft
- James Basin Road & South Saint Vrain Trail via Sourdough Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 692 ft
- Red Rock Lake–Brainard Lake, 3 lakes 4.9 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Red Rock Lake–Brainard Lake, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- James Basin Road & South Saint Vrain Trail via Sourdough Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 747 ft
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