Texas Cut
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Texas Cut is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Box Prairie, CO. It climbs 1,136 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,429 – 9,200 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fire Route 154 40.57805, -105.50459
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO
Directions
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Texas Cut
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 8,429–9,199 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fire Route 154 · 40.57805, -105.50459
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 50° · precip 5% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Fire Route 154, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Greer Spur B, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Texas Cut, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Texas Cut, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Greer Spur B, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Fire Route 154, heading E.
- 0.8 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F50°
Precip5%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
76°56°
Sun
72°52°
26%
Mon
73°56°
19%
Tue
75°51°
20%
Wed
73°50°
33%
Thu
80°54°
28%
More from Fire Route 154 Trailhead
- Fire Route 154 2.9 mi · ▲ 534 ft
- Fire Route 154 3.2 mi · ▲ 606 ft
- Fire Route 154 & Greer Spur A 3.7 mi · ▲ 817 ft
- Greer Road Spur C1 & Greer Spur B 4.8 mi · ▲ 809 ft
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