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Cheese Ranch Historic Park

Welte Park Path via Cheese Ranch Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 57 min

Welte Park Path via Cheese Ranch Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Cheese Ranch Historic Park near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,768 – 5,873 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54661, -104.91355
Nearest town Gateway, CO
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Welte Park Path via Cheese Ranch Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 57 min

Elevation 5,768–5,875 ft

Out & Back · Cheese Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: 39.54661, -104.91355

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Cheese Ranch Trail, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Welte Park Path, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miReach Welte Park Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Cheese Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 350 ftArrive 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/welte-park-path-out-back-via-cheese-ranch-trail

Trail surface

67% paved19% dirt14% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F63°
Feels like79°Precip15%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 89°68°
Sun 90°62° 36%
Mon 89°71° 28%
Tue 87°63° 31%
Wed 85°64° 34%
Thu 89°64° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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