Tin Cup–Black Bear Trail, 5 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,421 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Tin Cup–Black Bear Trail, 5 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Willow Springs, CO. The route reaches Tin Cup at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,421 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tin Cup–Black Bear Trail, 5 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,421 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 6,413–7,778 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Two Fawn Cove Trail · 39.61586, -105.19307
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Rattlesnake Run, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Weaver Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cody's Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fence Line Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Itchy Elbow Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Tin Cup, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Itchy Elbow Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Fence Line Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Weaver Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cody's Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Weaver Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Run, heading S.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Two Fawn Cove Trail Trailhead
- Weaver Gulch Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Left Hand Canyon Trail via Weaver Gulch Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 437 ft
- Falcon Traverse Trail & Juniper Hill Trail via Weaver Gulch Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Bald Face Trail–Black Bear Trail, 8 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 869 ft
- Baldy's Summit Trail–Fence Line Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,122 ft
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