South Platte Canyon Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 1 min
South Platte Canyon Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Waterton, CO. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,483 – 5,565 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49336, -105.08964
Nearest town Waterton, CO
Directions
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South Platte Canyon Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 5,483–5,564 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.49336, -105.08964
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 66° · precip 7% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto South Platte Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
42% dirt5% gravel53% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F66°
Precip7%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
88°62°
19%
Mon
89°69°
40%
Tue
89°63°
46%
Wed
90°62°
46%
Thu
89°64°
27%
Fri
89°62°
17%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Wetlands Connector Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- South Platte Canyon Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- South Platte Canyon Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- South Platte Canyon Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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