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.

Elevation

0 mi10,535 – 12,425 ft · steepest grade: 37%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Webster Pass Road 39.56792, -105.86034
Nearest town Montezuma, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Webster Pass Road, heading SE.
  2. 2.6 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Webster Pass Road, heading E.
  5. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftPass Webster Pass.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Cone Road, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Red Cone Road, heading E.
  10. 300 ftReach Webster Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 300 ftBear right onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading E.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Red Cone Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Webster Pass Road, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftSharp right onto Radical Hill Road, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Webster Pass Road, heading N.
  18. 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.

Trail surface

11% gravel10% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 69°F42°
Precip18%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity44%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°40° 2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 67°45° 19%
Sun 72°47° 44%
Mon 64°47° 43%
Tue 66°43° 31%
Wed 68°46° 44%
Thu 71°45° 46%

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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