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Eldorado Canyon State Park

Walker Ranch Loop–West Face Redgarden Climbing Access Trail, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 4,584 ft · 6 hr 8 min

Walker Ranch Loop–West Face Redgarden Climbing Access Trail, 3 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Eldorado Canyon State Park near Crescent, CO. It climbs 4,584 ft, with sections as steep as 53% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,929 – 7,326 ft · steepest grade: 53%11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walker Ranch Loop 39.93052, -105.33881
Nearest town Crescent, CO
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Walker Ranch Loop–West Face Redgarden Climbing Access Trail, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 4,584 ft · 6 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,930–7,326 ft

Out & Back · Eldorado Canyon State Park

Trailhead: Walker Ranch Loop · 39.93052, -105.33881

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Walker Ranch Loop, heading SE.
  2. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.5 miTurn left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading E.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto West Face Redgarden Climbing Access Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miReach Walker Ranch Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading N.
  12. 100 ftBear left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading W.
  14. 2.5 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading N.
  16. 2.1 miArrive 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/walker-ranch-loop-west-face-redgarden-climbing-access-trail-out-back-3-sights-19-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip5%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 78°57° 27%
Mon 79°59° 40%
Tue 78°56° 30%
Wed 80°56° 36%
Thu 79°58° 31%
Fri 83°55° 24%

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