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Tennessee Mountain–Eckholt Lake, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Tennessee Mountain–Eckholt Lake, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Rollinsville, CO. The route passes Eckholt Lake before reaching Tennessee Mountain at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,320 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,662 – 9,928 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Service Camp Road 39.91983, -105.52484
Nearest town Rollinsville, CO
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Tennessee Mountain–Eckholt Lake, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 8,661–9,927 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Service Camp Road · 39.91983, -105.52484

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Forest Service Camp Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rollinsville, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miPass Eckholt Lake.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Kinglet, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftTurn left onto 503, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 500 ftReach Tennessee Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kinglet, heading SW.
  15. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miBear right onto Rollinsville, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Service Camp Road, heading E.
  19. 0.4 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/tennessee-mountain-eckholt-lake-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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