AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

South Platte Canyon Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 52 min

South Platte Canyon Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Kassler, CO. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,502 – 5,650 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49045, -105.10465
Nearest town Kassler, CO
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South Platte Canyon Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 52 min

Elevation 5,501–5,651 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.49045, -105.10465

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 7% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto South Platte Canyon Road, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/south-platte-canyon-road-out-back-4-km-42d5

Trail surface

21% dirt7% gravel72% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Precip7%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 87°61° 21%
Mon 89°68° 42%
Tue 88°63° 46%
Wed 89°62° 46%
Thu 89°63° 27%
Fri 88°62° 17%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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