Well Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 13-mile out-and-back near Jefferson, CO. It climbs 1,663 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,833 – 10,378 ft13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Jefferson Trail 39.43250, -105.85158
Nearest town Jefferson, CO
Directions
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Well Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)
13 mi · ▲ 1,663 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 9,833–10,377 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: West Jefferson Trail · 39.43250, -105.85158
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on West Jefferson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading SE.
- 6.1 miTurn left onto Well Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Well Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading NW.
- 6.1 miBear left onto West Jefferson Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
72°52°
Sun
71°52°
22%
Mon
68°49°
39%
Tue
70°45°
42%
Wed
70°47°
48%
Thu
73°47°
40%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from West Jefferson Trail Trailhead
- Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 5 mi · ▲ 529 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 7.1 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 7.5 mi · ▲ 687 ft
- Old Unit Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 7.7 mi · ▲ 790 ft
- Baker Lake Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 8.4 mi · ▲ 740 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,622 ft
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