Tennessee Mountain–Eckholt Lake, 7 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Tennessee Mountain–Eckholt Lake, 7 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Rollinsville, CO. The route passes Eckholt Lake before reaching Tennessee Mountain at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,559 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tennessee Mountain–Eckholt Lake, 7 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 8,553–9,927 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Social 16 · 39.92507, -105.50295
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 79°F / low 55° · precip 21% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Social 16, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Los Logos, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Social 18, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Social 19, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rollinsville, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Eckholt Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Kinglet, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto 503, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 500 ftReach Tennessee Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Kinglet, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Rollinsville, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Social 19, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Social 18, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Los Logos, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right onto Social 16, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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