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Penitente Canyon via Rock Garden

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Trail stats

Distance
3.05 mi
Elevation gain
469 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
469 ft
Max elevation
8,209 ft
TrailRank 
28
Min elevation
7,941 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
one hour 36 minutes
Time
2 hours 47 minutes
Coordinates
837
Uploaded
September 19, 2018
Recorded
September 2018
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near La Garita, Colorado (United States)

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Photo ofPenitente Canyon via Rock Garden Photo ofPenitente Canyon via Rock Garden Photo ofPenitente Canyon via Rock Garden

Itinerary description

Overall moderate trail with many easy parts and a few deep parts where you scramble on all fours or slide down on your bum. Beautiful scenery and foliage.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,061 ft
Photo ofRock Garden trailhead

Rock Garden trailhead

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,117 ft
Photo ofPhoto

Photo

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,117 ft
Photo ofFork in trail. Go left.

Fork in trail. Go left.

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,176 ft
Photo ofUp we go!

Up we go!

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,202 ft
Photo ofRock Garden Trail joins Blue Sky Trail

Rock Garden Trail joins Blue Sky Trail

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,186 ft
Photo ofTo Penitente Canyon

To Penitente Canyon

Take a right to go into Penitente Canyon

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,179 ft
Photo ofPhoto

Photo

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,159 ft
Photo ofFollow cairns

Follow cairns

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,133 ft
Photo ofAwesome view!

Awesome view!

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,133 ft
Photo ofDescending into the canyon

Descending into the canyon

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,071 ft
Photo ofPhoto

Photo

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,005 ft
Photo ofPhoto

Photo

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,061 ft
Photo ofWindow in the rock

Window in the rock

This is a slight detour to see a window in the rock

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,012 ft
Photo ofWindow rock detour

Window rock detour

Turn left here to head up to the window rock

PictographPhoto Altitude 7,946 ft
Photo ofParking lot and campground

Parking lot and campground

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,077 ft
Photo ofReturn trail

Return trail

The return trail along the top of the ridge is an easy, level path.

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,173 ft
Photo ofRejoining the Rock Garden Trail

Rejoining the Rock Garden Trail

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,176 ft
Photo ofSteep spot

Steep spot

Steep spot returning down to the parking spot

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