Name: County Road 162 (Chalk Creek Dr.)
Rating: 2.7

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“A mild, mixed-surface road from Nathrop to St Elmo.”

— Matt Giaraffa

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This road is paved and a mild grade at the bottom in Nathrop up to Alpine, and railroad grade (3%) for most of it. Around Mt Princeton Hot Springs, there are some steeper sections, but above that, it's back to 3% grade.

The road turns to dirt above Alpine.

The Alpine Tunnel railroad route came up this back in the late 1800's, look for some relics still there, such as the High Lonesome former train depot shorter after the road changes to dirt.

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Land Manager: Chaffee County

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Trail Ratings

2.7 from 3 votes

#6

in Buena Vista

#22843

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2.7 from 3 votes

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#6

in Buena Vista

#2,067

in Colorado

#22,843

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Alpine Lake from County Road 162. with permissi…

Heading into the Sawatch Range on County Road 1…

16.6 Miles 26.6 Kilometers Doubletrack	2,292' 699 m Ascent -30' -9 m Descent
3% Avg Grade (2°) 14% Max Grade (8°)	9,998' 3,047 m High 7,736' 2,358 m Low

County Road 162 (Chalk Creek Dr.)

16.6 Miles 26.6 Kilometers

Doubletrack

2,292' 699 m

-30' -9 m

3%

14%

9,998' 3,047 m

7,736' 2,358 m

Shared By Matt Giaraffa

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