Webster Pass–Radical Hill Road, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,900 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Webster Pass–Radical Hill Road, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. The route reaches Webster Pass. It climbs 1,900 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Webster Pass–Radical Hill Road, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,900 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 10,536–12,426 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Webster Pass Road · 39.56792, -105.86034
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 18% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Webster Pass Road, heading SE.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Webster Pass Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Webster Pass.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Cone Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Cone Road, heading E.
- 300 ftReach Webster Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Red Cone Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Webster Pass Road, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Radical Hill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Webster Pass Road, heading N.
- 2.6 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 4.4 mi in (~162 min). Leave by 4:30 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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