The Electrode–Thunder Pass, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,329 ft · 6 hr 46 min
The Electrode–Thunder Pass, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Gaskil, CO. The route passes Thunder Pass before reaching The Electrode at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,329 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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The Electrode–Thunder Pass, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,329 ft · 6 hr 46 min
Elevation 9,015–12,008 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.40082, -105.84878
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 44° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Colorado River Trail, heading N.
- 3.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Thunder Pass Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Grand Ditch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Thunder Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miPass Thunder Pass.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach The Electrode, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Grand Ditch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Thunder Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Colorado River Trail, heading SE.
- 3.7 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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- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Grand Ditch Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 1,478 ft
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