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BLM 052/053 (McCarty Trail)
Whitewater, Colorado
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12.1 mi
Distance
2,987 ft
Gain
4h 9m
Time
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BLM 052/053 (McCarty Trail)
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 12.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,987 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,987 ft
- Highest point
- 7,577 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,929 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
About this trail
BLM 052/053 (McCarty Trail) is a 24.28-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado with 2,987 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 7,577 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 7,521 ft
- High point
- 7,577 ft
- Total climbing
- 2,987 ft
- Total descent
- 2,987 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 27% grade around mile 11.1 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 24 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Uncompahgre Field Office · Bureau of Land Management
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1
Nearby
- Zappa WallRock climbing2.2 mi
- Bikini Buttress AreaRock climbing4.5 mi
- Escalante CreekCanoeing5 mi
- Dinosaur QuarryHiking5 mi
- After Rain WallRock climbing5.1 mi
- Black PointHiking5.4 mi
- Middle Fork EscalanteHiking6.1 mi
- Big Dominguez CreekCanoeing8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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