Lupine
- 2.8 mi
- distance
- 498 ft
- climb
- Intermediate
- difficulty
- May–Sep
- best months
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Lupine is a mountain biking route in Colorado, about a mile from Steamboat Springs. The ride covers roughly 2.8 miles, with a high point of 7,680 feet and a low of 6,741 feet. The start sits at 7,374 feet, and the climb totals 498 feet, with a little more descent on the way back. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Steamboat Springs show July highs around 83°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. The route sits right next to the Morning Gloria Trail and the Emerald Meadows Trail, both about a tenth of a mile away. Climbers can head to Butcher Knife, about 1.5 miles off, and Steamboat Springs KOA offers camping about 2.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Rancho Del Rio42 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Morning Gloria TrailHikingPhoto: supercraigtalbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
Emerald Meadows Trail;Lupine TrailCross-country skiingPhoto: Notchcode, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Butcher KnifeRock climbing1.5 mi
- Steamboat Springs KOACamping2.9 mi
- Steamboat SpringsRock climbing3.4 mi
- Soda CreekCanoeing5 mi
- Dry Lake CampgroundCamping5.3 mi
- Walton CreekCanoeing6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Lupine
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
29° / 5°
14 wet
Feb
34° / 8°
13 wet
Mar
45° / 18°
11 wet
Apr
54° / 27°
12 wet
May
65° / 34°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 39°
9 wet
Jul
83° / 46°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 44°
11 wet
Sep
74° / 36°
10 wet
Oct
59° / 26°
9 wet
Nov
43° / 16°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 6°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Steamboat Springs, CO, 1.4 mi away at 6,866 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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