Ben Tyler Trail
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on the map to get Google directions to the trailhead.| Latitude: | 39.4358516059 degrees / 39° 26.151' / 39° 26' 9.07" |
| Longitude: | -105.5905008316 degrees / -105° 35.430' / -105° 35' 25.80" |
| Location: | Bailey, Colorado, United States |
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Ben Tyler Trailhead (8,260 ft. elevation):
The Ben Tyler Trail runs southwest up Ben Tyler Gulch.
Go 6.8 miles west of Bailey on US 285 and the trailhead on the left (south) side of the highway. This roadside trailhead has limited parking. There are plans to build a new trailhead just west of Shawnee on US 285 within the next few years.
Rock Creek Trailhead (9,750 ft. elevation):
From the trailhead, the Colorado Trail goes west towards Kenosha Pass and east towards the Long Gulch trailhead. The Ben Tyler Trail goes north from the Colorado Trail at a junction just east of the trailhead.
From US 285, go 7.3 miles on the Lost Park Road (County Road 56) to Forest Road 133. Go left (north) 1 mile to Rock Creek Trailhead. You can also continue 1 mile further to a second, smaller trailhead on the Ben Tyler trail. Road is narrow and rough, and parking is very limited.
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