Rocky Mountain National Park

The Citadel & Pear Climbing Access via Black Canyon Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft · 2 hr 11 min

The Citadel & Pear Climbing Access via Black Canyon Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, CO. The route reaches The Citadel at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,223 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,618 – 8,724 ft · steepest grade: 52%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.38849, -105.52305
Nearest town Estes Park, CO

Directions

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The Citadel & Pear Climbing Access via Black Canyon Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 7,618–8,725 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: 40.38849, -105.52305

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Black Canyon Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Pear Climbing Access, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miReach The Citadel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right onto Black Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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