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Teller Lake Number 5–East Boulder - White Rocks Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Teller Lake Number 5–East Boulder - White Rocks Trail, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Liggett, CO. The route reaches Teller Lake Number 5 at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,066 – 5,236 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail 40.06219, -105.13205
Nearest town Liggett, CO
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Teller Lake Number 5–East Boulder - White Rocks Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 5,066–5,237 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail · 40.06219, -105.13205

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto East Boulder - White Rocks Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miPass Teller Lake Number 5.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Teller Lake #5 trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Terller Lake #5 Valmont Rd. pedestrian connector, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftReach Teller Lake Number 5, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Teller Lake #5 trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto East Boulder - White Rocks Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miArrive 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/teller-lake-number-5-teller-lake-number-5-out-back-4-sights-9-km-a62e

Trail surface

62% dirt38% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F57°
Feels like80°Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°64°
Sun 94°63° 27%
Mon 91°70° 32%
Tue 89°65° 21%
Wed 88°61° 23%
Thu 94°62° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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