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Colorado · Rock climbing · Allenspark
Trail of Sand
The hardest of five routes catalogued at this Colorado crag.
- 5.12a
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
Is Trail of Sand open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rocky Mountain National Park. It doesn't name Trail of Sand, so check the source for the area it covers.
Trail Ridge Road Status Update
Park closure covering Rocky Mountain National Park · NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Trail of Sand
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
32° / 14°
Feb
35° / 15°
Mar
42° / 20°
Apr
46° / 23°
May
56° / 32°
Jun
69° / 38°
Jul
74° / 44°
Aug
73° / 43°
Sep
66° / 36°
Oct
52° / 29°
Nov
41° / 20°
Dec
33° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Allenspark 3nw, CO, 2.2 mi away at 8,500 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
This route represents the upper limit of difficulty among the five climbs catalogued at CO Hwy 7 & Tributaries, standing at the top of the grade span that runs from 5.7 to 5.12a across Sandbeach Rocks.
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