Tin Cup–Bradford Trail Loop, 8 sights is a 9.1-mile loop near Ken Caryl Ranch North, CO. The route reaches Tin Cup. It climbs 1,942 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,017 – 7,779 ft · steepest grade: 43%9.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.59993, -105.17178
Nearest town Ken Caryl Ranch North, CO
Directions
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Tin Cup–Bradford Trail Loop, 8 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,942 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 6,017–7,778 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 39.59993, -105.17178
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Bradford Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Golden Spike Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Upper Hidden Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dark Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Tin Cup.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Summit View Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Bradford Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Manor House Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Hogback Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lyons Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lark Bunting Loop, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bradford Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 88°F65°
Feels like79°Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
87°70°
Sun
89°63°
17%
Mon
88°73°
37%
Tue
86°65°
36%
Wed
85°63°
40%
Thu
88°64°
36%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bradford Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Stafford Hogback & Bradford Trail 2 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- Lilley Gulch–Dutch Creek Connector, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Golden Spike Trail via Bradford Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Domino Trail & Poweline Trail via Bradford Trail 4 mi · ▲ 705 ft
- Dutch Creek Connector–Dutch Creek Trail Loop, 5 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 525 ft
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