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Tin Cup–Fence Line Trail, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Tin Cup–Fence Line Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Willow Springs, CO. The route reaches Tin Cup at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,481 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,319 – 7,779 ft · steepest grade: 43%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whale Rock Trail 39.61005, -105.18725
Nearest town Willow Springs, CO
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Tin Cup–Fence Line Trail, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,318–7,778 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Whale Rock Trail · 39.61005, -105.18725

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Whale Rock Trail, heading W.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Short Skunk Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Mesa Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Short Skunk Trail, heading S.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower Willow Walk, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bald Face Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Fence Line Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Itchy Elbow Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miReach Tin Cup, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Itchy Elbow Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fence Line Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miBear left onto Bald Face Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lower Willow Walk, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Short Skunk Trail, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto The Mesa Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Short Skunk Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whale Rock Trail, heading N.
  21. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tin-cup-fence-line-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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